i m very proud have my son and all of the other kids. there was a great turnout. i m really proud and so happy they are doing this and i m behind them 125 million percent. reporter: cherry hill school superintendent issued a statement that did not dress tim locke s situation but mentioned how high school responded to protest on monday and tuesday, it said assembl ies were held following etch event to provide student with a safe forum to voice their concerns to the administration. it scares me every day. reporter: some parents say since parkland school security is on their minds and they applaud students for getting active what do you think about kids taking a stan. i think it is amazing. it makes me think that we believe children are our future that sounds silly but this whole movement, it is incredible. reporter: after that first statement i showed you from the school they release aid lengthy letter, dress something of the steps that they want to take for school
force to better understand this problem. the mayor said that s a no for him. we know what the problem is already. we don t need a task force. reporter: ferrell said instead the d.a. and police need to partner up. they always need to work closely together. they ve had different relationships over time. we need our da s office and court system to be strong. it s shocking how big of problem this is the thieves are emboldened to do it in the middle of the day on a busy sidewalk and get away it. reporter: o connor said he did not mean to attack the mayor by sending out this tweet. he just wanted to get his attention. he was certainly successful in that endeavor. he said he would like to see police get more resources to tackle this problem because there s so many in this city. something needs to be done. since the mayor isn t willing to support the d.a. s whole task force thing does that mean the whole idea is dead in the water? reporter: not necessarily. it certainly