AN ESTIMATED 150 STUDENTS AT SIOUX CITY NORTH HIGH SCHOOL WALKED OUT OF CLASS AT 2PM TUESDAY TO PROTEST AGAINST RECENT ACTIONS BY ICE AGENTS IN MINNEAPOLIS.
THEY STOOD OUTSIDE THEIR SCHOOL AND CHANTED FOR AROUND A HALF HOUR BEFORE RETURNING TO CLASS.
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IT WAS PART OF A PLANNED “FREE AMERICA WALKOUT” PROTEST AROUND THE UNITED STATES WHERE STUDENTS AT OTHER SCHOOLS ALL WALKED OUT AT THE SAME TIME.
JUNIOR RAIDEN PARVU HELPED ORGANIZE THE NORTH HIGH WALKOUT:
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THE SIOUX CITY SCHOOL DISTRICT ISSUED A STATEMENT SAYING IN PART THAT “THE STUDENTS EXERCISED THEIR RIGHT TO PEACEFULLY PROTEST.
THE DISTRICT HAS A PROTOCOL IN PLACE WHICH ALLOWS FOR BOTH LEARNING AND PEACEFUL EXPRESSION TO OCCUR IN CONCERT WHILE ALSO ENSURING STUDENT SAFETY.”
THE SCHOOL DISTRICT SAYS AROUND 60 STUDENTS ALSO WALKED OUT AT SIOUX CITY WEST HIGH AND ANOTHER 25 AT SIOUX CITY EAST HIGH SCHOOL.
Sheila Brummer contributed to this story
