Hundreds of high school students join protests at Capitol

Viva_La_Revolution

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Thu Mar-10-11 02:57 PM
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Hundreds of high school students join protests at Capitol

Source: State Journal

Hundreds of students at multiple Madison middle and high schools walked out of class Thursday to participate in protests at the state Capitol.

And students are planning another walkout for 2 p.m. Friday, organizer and East High School senior Jesse Banks said.

�There�s been a lot of claims that we�re wasting educational times and the student walkouts are counterproductive,� Banks said. In response, the walkout is scheduled during the last hour and is expected to include a rally at Library Mall where high school students will discuss a Republican bill that dismantles public sector employee collective bargaining.

Read more: http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_b82bf660-4b33-11e0-9dbc-001cc4c03286.html

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Thu Mar-10-11 03:00 PM
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1. And a new generation of union-supporting, liberal Democrats are born

:applause:

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Rosa Luxemburg

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Thu Mar-10-11 03:02 PM
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2. All students should have a National walk-out in solidarity!

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HopeHoops

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Thu Mar-10-11 03:16 PM
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3. Two of my three daughters are still in high school. I'm giving them permission to walk out.

I know it will be marked as unexcused and they'll probably get detention, but if they decide to do it I'll back them up.

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murielm99

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Thu Mar-10-11 03:36 PM
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4. Go sit in the detention hall with them.

All the parents should do that. Sit there quietly and respectfully with your kids.

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HopeHoops

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Thu Mar-10-11 03:38 PM
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5. Oh, I'd be happy to. I doubt they would let me.

Besides, they'd just work on homework while they're there - same thing they would be doing at home. I'm sort of a hard-ass about that.

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Kingofalldems

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Thu Mar-10-11 03:41 PM
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6. K and R all threads freepers will hate

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blackspade

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Thu Mar-10-11 04:06 PM
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7. Great to hear that these kids get it.

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jwirr

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Thu Mar-10-11 04:12 PM
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8. These high school students are demonstrating that they have learned

to history of our country and their civics lessons. Best education they can have.

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No Elephants

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Thu Mar-10-11 09:44 PM
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9. K & R

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marasinghe

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Thu Mar-10-11 11:14 PM
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10. so sweet it is. \m m/

:applause:

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realisticphish

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Fri Mar-11-11 04:01 AM
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11. "Waste of educational time"? Quite the contrary

finally, a real lesson in democracy

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