Several hundred students from Ygnacio Valley high school, Concord high school, and Mt. Diablo high school walked out of class today and gathered on the corner of Monument Boulevard and Meadow Lane to protest deportations.
MDUSD Students Walk Out Of Class, Meet On Monument Blvd. To Protest Deportations
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I wonder why they only protest on Monument Blvd? Head toward the Crisis Center on Market St. you can kill two birds with one stone!
Whatever one’s position on the issue, it is good to see young people involved in issues of the day, and willing to stand up for their beliefs. I was attending Concord High in the seventies when Prop 13 was a big deal. It was the same scene as this one with students and signs in front of the school.
Free speech is a right, regardless of the topic at hand. This particular topic is a very sensitive one given our demographics. I hope for the best for the families in our community.
how many were charged with truancy? They were breaking the law. At minimum each of these kids should be serving detentions at their school and banned from any school events u til they are served. Hey if they want to break at a minimum school laws, they should reap the consequences.
how many teachers encouraged this? Are they fired yet? If they encouraged children to break the law … they should be fired.
I have no issue with protesting when done legally.
It’s a nationwide protest. Students who attended the protest will not be disciplined (unless there are extenuating circumstances). They will not be marked present for the classes they missed.
Source: Concord HS email that went out to parents
Freedom of assembly and speech, go for it.
Hopefully kids will think before posting pictures and comments to social media.
Once posted it’s out there for future employers, offering a high paying position, to find.
CLM, Career Limiting Move.
Then again liberal colleges will view posts as a plus.
Wasn’t it already a Minimum Day??? BTW, most don’t care about the issue……will do anything to cut class!
Actually no, most of us knew what we were protesting and 99% of us stayed all the way till the end. And yes young people do know about what’s going on in our country and we can use our voice.
Sorry junior, I doubt you have any idea of what is going on in the country, specifically in this case with deportation. The fact you are all protesting deportation is a clear sign this group does not know. You are fed the narrative of what your out of touch teachers are telling you. Take some of these comments from the people you like to call boomers and use that as a springboard to perhaps educate yourself on the reality of the situation.
Sorry gramps, but I’m more educated than you were ever, and will ever be. I hope you take your own advice instead of what ever the Delinquent you call a president tells you, but thank you for your insight and I’ll make sure to think about it😂😂
We walked out of class for something (cannot remember what, 40+ years ago). What I do remember is we all got an F on the test we missed, and were marked as absent for each class missed, that was when attendance meant something. I would do the same, you miss a test because of this, you get a zero. Curious if the teachers riled them up.
There are no Fs anymore. It’s the everyone gets a trophy and no discipline world for kids, these days.
That would have been a good opportunity for ICE to show up.
Well, Duh…
Ygnacio Valley HS: 81.1% Hispanic
Mt. Diablo HS: 74.9% Hispanic
Concord HS: 56.0% Hispanic
Meanwhile you have the other high schools
Clayton Valley Charter: 26.9% Hispanic
Northgate HS: 16.5% Hispanic
*Demographic data from U.S. News Rankings
The students were on Treat and Oak Grove. They were VERY respectful, stayed out of traffic, and made way for pedestrians. Peaceful protesting at its best!
I think protesting by marching results in sore feet, a sun tan, and perhaps meeting some lovely people; that’s about it. Marching doesn’t change politicians’ minds.
Taking time off from school for marching makes me wonder why I’m paying taxes. Will I get a credit for the time the students are marching?
It’s funny how they don’t want to protest in the rain.
I wonder who organized all three schools to march today?
Was it the students or their teachers?
I doubt we’ll ever know.
You seem very entitled, and also don’t worry our parents also pay taxes so it wasn’t on your penny. And no, it was all fully student led and organized, and rain or shine we still would have protested and shown that our opinion matters
Hey kids! Just forge a note to say you were sick, then you don’t get in trouble.
The Mexican word of the day is “Ashley”.
“I told teacher I was sick, but ashley I went to protest!”
Love your hair! hope you win! (sarcasm)
stupid kids…. don’t know anything about how the economy (or the world) works. Only hurt your school as it will be marked as an absence “and they get paid by the student in their seat”.