US Obama praises Parkland students in Time: 'Our children are calling us to account'

A sign that marks a story line of school mass shootings in the USA from 1991 to the present, during the March for Our Live on March 24 in Portland, OR. More than 500,000 are expected to attend marches nationwide. The events have been organized by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting on February 14.

Billie Jean King, Caroline Mulroney, Michael J. Fox and Tracy Pollan, at March For Our Lives on March 24 in New York City.

Protesters gather to protest school shootings and to demand gun control during the March for Our Live on March 24 in Portland, OR.

Liev Schreiber and Kai Schreiber at March For Our Lives on March 24 in New York City.

Students and activists hold placards to protest for tighter gun laws on March 24 in Washington, D.C. 

U.S. Senate Minority Leader, Chuck Schumer, marches during the March For Our Lives to protest gun laws on March 24 in New York City.

A young family protests gun violence at The March For Our Lives Rally on March 24 in Washington, D.C.

Rapper Black Thought from The Roots, makes a surprise appearance during the March for Our Lives on March 24 in Portland, OR.

Students and activists hold placards to protest for tighter gun laws during the student organized March For Our Lives rally on March 24 in Washington, D.C.

Pop artist Portugal. The Man, performs during the March for Our Live on March 24 in Portland, OR.

Sen. Dianne Feinstein, D-Calif., speaks to members of the media, as crowds of people participate in the March for Our Lives rally on March 24 in San Francisco. 

Activist, Emma Gonzalez, speaks during March For Our Lives on March 24 in Washington, DC. 

People march after gathering at Union Park to take part in March For Our Lives protest against gun violence in the country on March 24 in Chicago.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Cameron Kasky speaks onstage at March For Our Lives on March 24 in Washington, DC.

Students speak during the March for Our Lives rally at Las Vegas City Hall on March 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Olivia Wilde speaks at March For Our Lives on March 24 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Route 91 Harvest music festival shooting survivor, Stephanie Dobyns, cries while speaking during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24 in Las Vegas, Nevada. 

Laura Dern and daughter Jaya Harper speak at the March for Our Lives rally on March 24 in Los Angeles, Calif. 

Signs sit near in Lafayette Park following the March for Our Lives rally on March 24 in Washington, DC. 

Demi Lovato performs onstage at March For Our Lives on March 24 in Washington, DC.

Thousands gather for Chicago's March For Our Lives rally at Union Park on March 24.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student, Amanda Marty, delivers remarks during a rally, as part of the nationwide protest against gun violence on March 24 in Orlando, Florida. 

Students shout "This is what democracy looks like!" during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24 in Denver, Colorado.

Rita Ora performs at March For Our Lives on March 24 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Demonstrators pack Pennsylvania Avenue during March for Our Lives to demand stricter gun control laws on March 24 in Washington, D.C.

Charlie Puth performs at the March for Our Lives Los Angeles rally on March 24 in Los Angeles, Calif. 

Jaclyn Corin speaks during March For Our Lives on March 24 in Washington, DC.

McKinley Morris, 4, poses for his mother in front of a group of counter-demonstrators following a March for Our Lives rally on March 24 in Killeen, Texas. 

Actor Yara Shahidi at March For Our Lives on March 24 in Los Angeles, Calif.

Common performs on stage during March For Our Lives on March 24 in Washington, DC.

Shooting survivors Tyra Hemans and Emma Gonzalez from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School in Parkland, Florida, hug as Hemans addresses the conclusion of the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally on March 24 in Washington, DC. 

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student David Hogg speaks onstage at March For Our Lives on March 24, in Washington, DC. 

Singer Jennifer Hudson performs the song "The Times They Are A-Changin" during the "March for Our Lives" event on March 24, in Washington, DC.

Students from Baltimore, Maryland, chant during the March for Our Lives Rally on March 24, in Washington, DC.

Singer Miley Cyrus holds a "Never Again" sign as she performs the song "The Climb" during the "March for Our Lives" event on March 24, in Washington, DC.

Attendees are seen as students and gun control advocates hold the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally on March 24, in Washington, DC.

George Clooney attends March For Our Lives on March 24, in Washington, DC. 

Singer Ariana Grande performs the song "Be Alright" during the "March for Our Lives" event on March 24, in Washington, DC.

Students from Valley College feign death during the student organized 'March For Our Lives' rally on March 24, in Los Angeles, California.

People hold signs and cheer during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, in Los Angeles, California.

More details released on police response to Parkland massacre

Coral Springs Police Officer Tim Burton rushed to get to Marjory Stoneman Douglas High when he heard over his radio there was a gunman there. But when he got there, he found the school's resource officer "seeking cover" behind a concrete column, he said.The deputy "advised that I needed to watch my back," Burton wrote in his incident report.So he took cover in the parking lot, too.Burton's firsthand account is among the reports released by Coral Springs police on Monday. The department released a total of four pages of reports filed by three officers who responded to the Feb.

Former US President Barack Obama commended Parkland student activists for "speaking truth to power" in a piece written for TIME magazine. In a piece published by TIME , Obama praised Parkland student activists Cameraobn Kasky, Jaclyn Corin, David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez and Alex

This time , our children are calling us to account [.] [T]he Parkland , Fla., students don't have the kind of lobbyists or big budgets for attack ads that their Trust me: above all, Barack Obama is a wily twister of minds. Whenever the former president says something isn't happening, it should call

People walk with signs during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, Los Angeles, California.

Students and gun control advocates attend the "March for Our Lives" event on March 24, in Chicago, Illinois.

Students and gun control advocates attend the "March for Our Lives" event on March 24, in Chicago, Illinois.

People participate in a "March For Our Lives" rally at the state Capitol on March 24, in Phoenix, Arizona.

Demonstrators participate in a March for Our Lives rally on March 24, in Round Rock, Texas. 

Los Angeles student Edna Chavez speaks at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, DC, on March 24. Hundreds of thousands have reportedly turned out for the event in D.C., along with sister marches around the world, inspired by students from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, where 17 people were killed in a mass shooting on February 14.

Singer Andra Day and Common raise their fists after a performance as people gather at the March for Our Lives Rally in Washington, DC on March 24.

Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student Sarah Chadwick speaks at the March for Our Lives rally in Washington, DC on March 24.

Parkland student rips Obama for essay on shooting survivors

Kyle Kashuv, the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School student who has emerged as a counterweight to some of his peers pushing for stricter gun laws, slammed former President Barack Obama for writing an essay praising the student activists for TIME Magazine. "This is so rich coming from @BarackObama," Kashuv wrote on Twitter, referring to Obama's short essay on five of the student survivors for TIME's list, "The Most Influential People of 2018.

The Parkland , Florida, students who emerged as activists after tragedy struck their high school in February He praised the teens — specifically David Hogg, Emma Gonzalez, Cameron Kasky This time , our children are calling us to account ." Obama noted that the students "don’t have the kind

"This time , our children are calling us to account ." Obama went on to point out that although the student activists of Marjory Stoneman As he wraps up the piece, the former POTUS gives readers a look into a future in which young activists like the Parkland students have effected powerful change.

A student of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas school, carries a sign as she joins students and gun control advocates holding the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, March 24.

Steven Rothman, left, and Dan Knorowski attend the "March for Our Lives" rally in support of gun control in Washington, March 24.

Holding pictures of victims killed in gun violence, thousands of people, many of them students, march against gun violence in Manhattan during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, in New York City.

Former Beatle Sir Paul McCartney joins the rally during a "March For Our Lives" demonstration demanding gun control in New York City, March 24.

People take part in a march rally against gun violence Saturday, March 24, in New York.

Protesters during the Edinburgh March For Our Lives anti-gun rally outside the US Consulate in Edinburgh, on March 24..

People hold signs while rallying in the street during the "March for Our Lives" demanding stricter gun control laws at the Miami Beach Senior High School, in Miami, Florida, March 24.

People hold banners during the "March For Our Lives" event in Paris, France, March 24..

A man holds an anti-gun control sign during a "March For Our Lives" demonstration demanding gun control in New York City, March 24.

Young activists stand before marching during the March for Our Lives rally on March 24, in Los Angeles, California.

Protestors carry placards and shout slogans during a demonstration calling for greater gun control, outside the US Embassy in south London on March 24. The London rally, in solidarity with the US movement 'March For Our Lives', is one of hundreds of gun control protests taking place globally. 

Participants hold up signs as students and gun control advocates hold the "March for Our Lives" event demanding gun control after recent school shootings at a rally in Washington, March 24.

Students walk out of class to demand tighter U.S. gun laws

Thousands of students again walked out of classes across the United States on Friday, marking the 19th anniversary of the massacre at Columbine High School with a show of unity aimed at pressuring politicians to enact tighter gun restrictions.The protests were chosen to line up with the 19th anniversary of the Columbine High School shooting, which left 13 people dead in Littleton, Colorado.

Demonstrators protest at the March for our Lives demonstration on March 24, in Berlin, Germany. The protest in Berlin was intended to show solidarity with demonstrations across the U.S. demanding stricter gun control legislation in the country.

People gather to walk with the "March for Our Lives", an organized demonstration to end gun violence, in downtown Houston, Texas, March 24.

The crowd at the March for Our Lives Rally as seen from the roof of the Newseum in Washington, DC on March 24.

Kashyia Smith, 12, from Wisconsin, poses for a photo in front of the White House as students and gun control advocates gather for the "March for Our Lives" event demanding changes to gun laws after recent school shootings.

People arrive early for the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in front of the White House in Washington, D.C. on March 24. 

People arrive early for the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Washington, DC on March 24.

A woman wears a protest shirt as people arrive early for the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Washington, D.C. on March 24.

Demonstrators gather for the "March for Our Lives" event in Washington, D.C., on March 24.

People arrive early for the March For Our Lives rally against gun violence in Washington, D.C. on March 24.

A sign warning to not have firearms is posted as the March For Our Lives stage is erected ahead of the anti-gun rally in Washington, D.C., on March 23.

School kids stand in protest in front of the US Supreme Court on March 23 as D.C. prepares for Saturday's March For Our Lives Rally.

Antiqua Flint, a student at Minneapolis South High School, is flanked at left by Sen. Bill Nelson, D-Fla., and Rep. Ted Deutch, D-Fla., and Sen. Amy Klobuchar, D-Minn., far right. Lawmakers and student activists met at the U.S. Capitol in Washington, D.C., on Friday, March 23, 2018, a day before the March for Our Lives rally.

School kids prepare signs a Union Station as D.C. prepares for March For Our Lives Rally on March 23, in Washington, D.C.

Pastors speak at the Washington National Cathedral for a interfaith prayer vigil with activists, students, pilgrims and the parents of Carmen Schentrup, who died in the recent shooting in Parkland, Fla., on March 23, in Washington, DC. 

Pastors speak at the Washington National Cathedral for a interfaith prayer vigil with activists, students, pilgrims and the parents of Carmen Schentrup, who died in the recent shooting in Parkland, Fla., on March 23, in Washington, DC. The vigil is being held ahead of Saturday's March For Our Lives rally.

A student paints a sign to be carried at the upcoming March for Our Lives rally on March 22 in Los Angeles, Calif.

A student paints a sign to be carried at the upcoming March for Our Lives rally on March 22 in Los Angeles, Calif. 

An activist paints a sign to be carried at the upcoming March for Our Lives rally on March 22 in Los Angeles, Calif. 

David Hogg, a senior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks during a rally with Thurgood Marshall Academy students in advance of March for Our Lives event in Washington, D.C., on March 22.

Young activists prepare signs to be carried at the upcoming March for Our Lives rally on March 22 in Los Angeles, Calif. 

Young activists paint signs to be carried at the upcoming March for Our Lives rally on March 22 in Los Angeles, Calif. 

Alfonso Calderon, a junior from Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School, speaks during a rally with Thurgood Marshall Academy students in advance of March for Our Lives event in Washington, D.C., on March 22.

Activist and poet, Johnny Soto, paints a sign to be carried at the upcoming March for Our Lives rally on March 22 in Los Angeles, Calif. 

Young activists paint signs to be carried at the upcoming March for Our Lives rally on March 22 in Los Angeles, Calif. 

A General view during we stand with MSD prep rally for those heading to the March For Our Lives event in Washington D.C. on March 20 in Parkland, Florida.