Thread: School District Warns Students Against Reprise Of Walkouts

School District Warns Students Against Reprise Of Immigration Walkouts


(March 27, 2007)--The Dallas Independent School District is warning students they'll be punished if they repeat last year's immigration protest walkouts.

About 10,000 students walked out of their classes a year ago to attend rallies protesting federal immigration policies.

Superintendent Michael Hinojosa lays out possible disciplinary measures in a letter to students and parents.

Students who leave class face punishment that could include suspension, detention, restriction from extracurricular and graduation activities and community service.

The students last year were protesting proposed federal legislation that would have made being in the country illegally a felony crime.

The bill has been tabled.

Hinojosa says the protesters met their goal of bringing awareness to immigration issues and encouraged students to pursue their cause through education.



http://www.kwtx.com/home/headlines/6727001.html

I'll bet that the administration doesn't have the balls to actually enforce the punishment, they'll cave when illegal parents demand the rights they didn't earn.

I wonder if the administration is cracking down on this because it helps us when these guys walk out and march.

Why is it the kids were allowed to leave last year anyway? Even those who are citizens aren't voting age. Last year the schools were damned if they did and damned if they didn't. On one hand people screamed (mostly the OBL) about violations of their rights if they weren't allowed to leave. On the other hand if they did leave and got injured the schools could be held responsible.

It was ridiculous! The ultimate concern of the school should be a child's safety while they are in their care. If the kids leave they are truant, no two ways about it and they should be treated as such.

A school's number 1 priority is safety. Allowing student to walk out of class to protest even in the name of the First Amendment does not support this type of demonstration during school hours. If students want to protest, they need to do it after school.

Schools may say it is a safety issue, but it is also a money issue.

Each student counted as absent from class, means less money from government. As I understand it the schools get so much per day per student.

These protests are intentionally planned for week days because they know kids will use any excuse to skip class. The last one I heard of on a Saturday was not well attended.