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GUEST VIEW: Schools should use walkouts as teaching moment

By Sarah Hinger, Staff Attorney, ACLU Racial Justice ProgramFor 17 minutes on March 14, students and their supporters across the country are planning to walk out of their schools, honoring the ... read more

Schools Should Use Walkouts in Protest of Gun Violence as a Teaching Moment | ACLU - American Civil Liberties Union

Moreover, reliance on punitive responses creates a school environment that feels more like a prison than a safe space for all students and staff. STUDENTS’ RIGHTS: SPEECH, WALKOUTS, AND OTHER PROTESTS ... read more

Schools Should Use Walkouts in Protest of Gun Violence as a Teaching Moment

For 17 minutes on March 14, students and their supporters across the country are planning to walk out of their schools, honoring the victims of the Parkland school shooting and ... read more

Teacher walkouts are a watershed moment – Times-Standard

As we celebrate educators during Teachers Appreciation Week, I want to express my immense gratitude for everything teachers are doing inside and outside the classroom to ensure every student can ha… ... read more

Schools Focus on Walkouts as a Teachable Moment

Area students debate the bills being argued in Congress and discuss the protests. 'The kids care. They see a relevance,' a teacher says. read more

Schools should use walkouts as opportunity to teach American civics - The Des Moines Register

As record numbers of students around the state participate in walkouts and other demonstrations against gun violence, we are urging local public schools not only to recognize the constitutionally ... read more

New Data About Schools; Teacher Walkouts Spread

Across 96,360 schools in 2015-2016, 1.1 million of these serious incidents were reported, or about 11 per school. The vast majority, 73 percent, were physical attacks or fights; 98 percent of ... read more

Students’ Rights: Speech, Walkouts, and Other Protests

If you’re a public school student, you don’t check your constitutional rights at the schoolhouse doors. But whether schools can punish you for speaking out depends on when, where, and how you decide ... read more

USD 259 using potential student walkouts as teachable moment

The Wichita School District says a planned protest by students next week will be allowed. It is scheduled for 10:00 a.m. next Wednesday to mark the one month anniversary of the school shooting in ... read more

Teacher Walkouts to Close West Virginia Schools in Some Counties - WSJ - The Wall Street Journal

Schools in at least six West Virginia counties with about 32,000 students combined said they would cancel classes Friday, as teachers at those schools plan to walk out over pay and benefits. read more

GUEST COLUMN: School walkouts in the wake of ‘Parkland ...

The national walkouts that students are currently organizing to call for new gun control legislation are commendable examples of “Generation Z” exercising its First Amendment freedoms. read more

New Data About Schools; Teacher Walkouts Spread - Colorado Public Radio

This week, we're digging through federal data and cruising YouTube to bring you the most relevant education news. New federal data: Black students disproportionately punished, arrested Nearly ... read more