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Student Protest
Edison, NJ
Schools
Perth Amboy HS Students Walk Out Citing Recent Stabbing At Middle School
Perth Amboy High School students staged a brief walkout and protest five days after an 11-year-old student was seriously hurt in a stabbing at a nearby middle school. Students had returned to class as of 11 a.m. Monday, Feb. 27, a school official said. The students were protesting what the Federation of Teachers union calls the worst working conditions in 25 years. Another protest was planned for later Monday outside City Hall in Perth Amboy. The stabbing suspect — a sixth grader — was taken into custody Wednesday, Feb. 22, after an investigation by the City of Perth Amboy Poli…
Fairfax, VA
News
Community Speaks Out After Adults Caught Cyberbullying Virginia Students Over Protest
Social media reared its ugly head once again as some school board members in Virginia are now calling for an investigation into reported cyberbullying of some students online. In Spotsylvania, there has been a vociferous vocal outcry from some members of the community at a board meeting on Monday, Oct. 10, after some instancing of bullying was unearthed by social media sleuths. Posted by Spotsy Parent For Public Education on Monday, October 10, 2022 An account dubbed “Spotsy Parent For Public Education” shared several of the messages with were disseminated online depicting adults targe…
Alexandria, VA
News
Virginia Students Protest Gov. Youngkin's Proposed Transgender Policy: Report
Thousands of students in Virginia are expected to walk out of their schools on the morning of Tuesday, Sept. 27, to protest Gov. Glenn Youngkin's proposed transgender policy, NBC4 Washington reported. Youngkin's proposed policy would require teachers to reveal a student's identity to their parents, without the student's permission, and would limit which pronouns students may use in school, the website said. Crowds of students began to form outside of schools in Northern Virginia on Tuesday morning, as students from nearly 100 schools were prepared to participate in the walk-out, …
Towson, MD
News
Hundreds Of Baltimore Students Walk Out Of Class In Protest Of Gun Violence
A massive walkout was held in protest of recent school gun violence at a Baltimore County high school. Students walked out of Lansdowne High School in an effort to send a message to the school board and administration, WBALTV reports. Hundreds of Lansdowne High students stage a brief walkout to bring attention to recent school-related gun violence across the country pic.twitter.com/ARuCqZ2064 — TIM TOOTEN SR (@tvtooten) June 2, 2022 The students hope to make administration and other leaders aware of how serious this issue is, and say the walkouts are being talked about around other Bal…
Gaithersburg, MD
News
Students Plan Walk Out Over
Covid-
19 In Montgomery County
Students attending Montgomery County Public Schools plan to stage a walk out on Jan. 21, over what they claim are unsafe conditions due to the spread of COVID-19. In a digital flyer posted on Instagram and will presumably be handed out at classrooms, students contend that, "school is only spreading COVID and taking teachers and students away from classrooms. For this reason schools need to go virtual TEMPORARILY." COVID-19 Walk OutInstagram Students of MCPS have also spread their message on Twitter: "At the moment, school is only serving to spread COVID and take teachers and students …
Massapequa, NY
Schools
Five Employees At Long Island School District Reassigned Amid Sex Abuse Probe
Multiple employees at a Long Island school district have been reassigned following allegations of alleged sexual abuse. In Suffolk County, at least five more employees have been reassigned at the Babylon Union Free School District following “disturbing” allegations that were made regarding a teacher earlier this month. Original story - 'Disturbing Allegations' Lead To Resignation Of High School Teacher In NY The announcement of the reassignments came after hundreds of students walked out on Tuesday, Nov. 16 to show support and solidarity for the alleged victims who have already come forwar…
York, PA
News
Book Ban, Including Sesame Street, Sparks Protest In Pennsylvania
A student protest is under way after a list of banned media was released which includes Sesame Street and PBS documentaries. A diversity committee was formed at the Central York School District to overhaul the school's representation of diverse voices and highlight topics that were more culturally relevant in 2020. Instead the list was turned into a banned media list as anti-critical race theory sentiments rose. The change happened at a school board meeting in Nov. of 2020. That night the school board of the Central York School District voted in support of a "resource ban" of the diversit…
Brookfield, CT
Schools
Students Walk Out Of Class At High Schools In Fairfield County After Racist Post
Groups of high school students in Fairfield County walked out of class to protest recent racial incidents that came to a head following a racist social media post earlier this month. On Monday, May 24, students at Fairfield Warde High School orchestrated a mass walkout of hundreds of students that were also in collaboration with students across town at Ludlowe High School. In total, upwards of 600 students reportedly walked out in Fairfield on Monday, which lasted a few hours, featuring speeches and some of the teens sharing their own experiences with race in the area. According to the o…
Massapequa, NY
News
Covid-
19: Long Island HS Student Arrested After Protesting Remote Learning
A high school senior on Long Island has been arrested and suspended as he continues his protests against remote learning during the COVID-19 pandemic. The William Floyd School District, located on the south shore of Long Island in Brookhaven, is implementing a hybrid learning model that has its 8,800 students attending class in person on specific days. When the plan was implemented, the district announced that “students who refuse to adhere to their scheduled in-person days and/or flagrantly disregard directives to leave school grounds and cause a disruptive environment for other students, …
Stamford, CT
Schools
Mold Concern Sparks Student Walkout At Westhill HS
Students at Westhill High School in Stamford staged a walkout on Monday morning as they protest ongoing mold issues in the building. Hundreds of students took to the football field shortly before 8:30 a.m. on Monday, Dec. 10, after a message was circulated amongst students. During the walkout, students were advised to wear black and green, and many brought picket signs protesting the conditions at the school. The walkout comes days after a Board of Education meeting where it was announced that dozens of teachers filed worker’s compensation claims over mold-related symptoms. The Stamford Mol…
Fairfield, CT
Schools
Fairfield County Students Stand Up, Speak Out On School Walkout Day
Hundreds of Fairfield County students, teachers and administrators participated in the National School Walkout on Wednesday to call on Congress for tighter gun control laws. Students joined their peers around the country at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14 as part of the ENOUGH National School Walkout, which is “to protest Congress’ inaction to do more than tweet thoughts and prayers in response to the gun violence plaguing our schools and neighborhoods.” Many schools allowed students chose to walk out of class for 17 minutes and are increasing security to ensure the actions are organized and…
