Deal Walkout today

[Anonymous]

Anonymous wrote:My Deal 8th grader wanted to participate and was upset by how the school handled it. I get it they didn't want hundreds of middle schoolers wandering the streets but they could have handled it better. My kid was super upset. The principle ended up having an assembly later on and my kid said it was helpful and productive.

I'm the pp who said I understand why the Principal didn't want them to leave the school grounds. You're right. The school should have helped the kids find a way to use their voice, rather than just shut down the protest. Some kids were very upset and ended up scaling the fence (not my kid). That wouldn't have happened if the school helped redirect their efforts rather than try to suppress the whole thing.