NATIONWIDE -- A south Florida community shaken by the most recent school shooting continues to demand for answers, a week after 17 people lost their lives at Stoneman Douglas High School. Now, they have the chance to make their plea, face-to-face with President Trump.

The President is opening the White House to survivors of the school shooting in Parkland, Florida for a "listening session." People who were affected by past school shootings, like Sandy Hook and Columbine, will also be there. White House Press Secretary, Sarah Huckabee Sanders, said the president will ask them on what can be done to make schools safer.

The discussion is expected to follow the President's meeting with Florida state and local officials.

Last Wednesday, 17 people were killed when a lone gunman walked into Stoneman Douglas High School and opened fire. Just hours after the incident, both parents and students called on the government to do more to keep guns from ending up in the wrong hands.

That prompted survivors to call for fellow students nationwide to take part in a "March for our Lives" on March 24, demanding stricter gun laws and safer schools. Several other groups organized similar protests. 

President Trump will meet with law enforcement officials Thursday.