The Moses Lake School District is clarifying what it believes to be several misconceptions by the public about a walkout staged by dozens of its students on Tuesday. In a statement issued today, District officials said the walkout was initiated solely by the students and was not sanctioned by the District, nor any of its educators or staff members. The District added that it did not "sponsor, plan, promote, endorse, or supervise" the walkout, and "no instructional time was set aside for it." The District says all of its schools remained open and operated per usual during the walkout, and district staff remained on campus to ensure that classes continued as scheduled and students were safe. Tuesday's walkout and protest follows numerous others of a similar nature which have taken place at public and private schools across the state over the past few months.