Their reason for action is simple.

“I don't feel safe at school,” says Guilford High School student Jessica Lamb.

            So some local teens are speaking out for change

“We want to be secure in our schools and we don't want violence in our schools,” says Lamb.

            The nFactor Action Team is calling their plan -SOS-save our schools.  Their call comes in response to Sunday’s homicides, where a Guilford High School student was fatally shot at a Halloween party.

“Even though it wasn’t at school it’s still affected a lot of people at schools and fights out of the ordinary,” Harlem High School student Lejla Latic.

            The students met with Rockford’s Superintendent LaVonne Sheffield to share their concerns.

“They asked if we could do a survey on climate and we're going to do that  and then we're going to find ways to resolve any of their issues,” says Sheffield.

            Sheffield has issues with the shooting as well, which is why she's added extra security.   

“I don’t think safety and violence is an issue.  I think we have rambunctious youngsters who are in conflict with one another and we're trying to teach them how not to act out violently when they have concerns,” says Sheffield.

            These students disagree.

“I don’t feel safe because people can bring knives and guns to school and get away with it just be like, I’ve got a gun in my pocket and if you want to mess with me we can go outside,” says Lamb.

            They say many incidents aren't reported because if they tell, they'll be targeted next.   But they're not giving up

“I think we can make a difference working with her and then again some of the problems weren't put out on the table tonight,” says Latic.

            The students plan on sending out petitions to bring more attention to violence in schools.  Sheffield says she'll continue to work with them in the coming weeks.