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[quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous][quote=Anonymous]I'm not a Walls parent but I am a parent of a child waiting anxiously for tomorrow's lottery results with Walls at the top of the list. I have read this thread but I'm unclear as to why the kids walked out. Are they supporting and wanting the kids who took the video to be suspended or are they protesting the suspension? Or as someone else mentioned, is this part of a bigger issue?[/quote]

Bigger issues..this incident was just the last straw. The upperclassmen are much more aware of everything. The 9th and 10th graders have been complaining about different standards and treatment for Black kids. I'm hoping this will lead to some real constructive dialogue and level setting. It was a large group of students that walked out NOT just Black kids. SWW has real self-advocacy now![/quote]

Can you please provide more information about the Black students’ perception that there are different standards of treatment?  I’m a Black parent awaiting my  son’s Walls’ decision tomorrow.  Reports of poor treatment based on race is very concerning.[/quote]

Walls parent here. FWIW, my kid, who is white, walked out to show support for the Black Student Union, which organized the "walk-out." And there were other white kids who did the same. My kid said the walkout wasn't so much about this video, but that the BSU wanted to get the administration's attention to discuss broader issues. Some of it has to do with what some Black kids perceive as unfair treatment from teachers and administrators - for example, getting called out for dress code violations more frequently than other kids.  [/quote]

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