College students to protest against Trump deportation plans

Protesters were not slowing down six days after Donald Trump’s election, many of them high school students leaving class by the hundreds Monday to carry signs and flags on the streets of several US cities.

In downtown Washington, a couple thousand middle school and high school students protested Tuesday, crowding streets and chanting until they arrived at the Trump hotel on Pennsylvania Avenue NW.

“I know it won’t make a difference in the election, but it’ll make a difference in the world”.

Sarah Wagner, 17, also a student at Harvest Collegiate High School, said Trump’s comments about women scare her. They were joined by hundreds of students from several schools, many shouting, “Say it loud”. Need help? Email us. We will update this story when more information is available.

Taking part in efforts for social justice can be life-altering, she said: “These are transformative moments for young people”. After students from the two schools meet up, they will then march to Petaluma City Hall, the release said.

DCPS officials emailed a statement that said today’s walkout was not sponsored by the school district. The ambiance on the campus of The New School was somber as many students walked around in a noticeable state of dejection.

“We are the future, regardless if you’re an immigrant or not”, said 17-year-old Raven Leos, a senior at Garfield High School.

On Monday, there were similar student protests on the East and West coasts.

And in 2006, students walked out to protest a bill in the U.S. House of Representatives that would have done the same nationally.

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Critics accuse the anti-Trump protesters of being sore losers and slam students for skipping classes.

“We will follow our normal operating procedures if a student leaves class without permission”, Peters said. Normally students would be docked 1% on their overall grade for skipping school.

In Rockville, Principal Monteleone wrote to parents that students at their school typically respect one anothers’ varying viewpoints. Within minutes, they formed a line blocking Powder Mill Road.

A student video posted to Twitter on November 10 showed several boys making apparent Nazi salutes, with the person who captured the video writing, “Montgomery County, Maryland“.

Police, anxious about the safety of the students, advised them to stay out of the roadways. Within a half hour, the students were moved out of the road.

Ms. Rueda told the LA Times that she and her classmates had yet to be reprimanded for their absences, despite skipping class to protest.

Students in Los Angles, according to the organizers, were protesting against Trump’s avowed policy of mass deportation of illegal immigrants; the construction of wall between the United States and Mexico, repeal of the existing Obama care Act and many other issues, including his remarks against Muslims who, he first said, should be banned from entering the United States.

Los Angeles schools especially are known for walkout protests.