Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 13:06     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
My kid's school was supposed to have one today.

Admin caught wind, yelled at them over the intercom, and then *finally* addressed some student concerns & demands. As far as I know, the walkout was cancelled.

But this was a school-level issue. If a government issue, I don't think my kid would participate.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 12:38     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
If the history of civil rights taught us anything, it's that civil disobedience should be done in cooperation with corrupt authority, and should come at no cost to the protester.

I think that's why we remember Rosa Parks so fondly. She had gained permission beforehand to remain seated in the front bus section, and was assured that it would cause her no trouble. That's why it was so effective. She cooperated with authority to bring about change at no cost to herself.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 12:32     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
A walkout during school should be a protest that is school district related. It sounds like this walkout is protesting the government and most of the kids participating don't even vote! Sorry, get your a$$ in class.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 12:32     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:The walkouts are pointless and silly therapy / virtue signaling/ peer pressure performative actions.

I do not let kids miss school unless they are sick. If they want to protest, there are venues outside school hours where they can protest.


I also have a policy that if my child feels passionately enough about something to protest on the weekend or evenings, then I'm ok with a daytime school walk out. But they need to demonstrate commitment first by protesting on non-school time, or volunteering, or similar.


Love this!
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 11:49     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am glad my children want to do the walkout. If virtue signaling means showing that they don’t approve of how this country is being run, then I’m okay with that. Do I know this one walkout won’t make an impact, YES. But I want them to know they have a voice and don’t need to blindly follow the leader when the leader is a criminal and a bully and their peers of color are at risk right now. If we all just sit back and say “well this one thing won’t make an impact” then the maga’s keep winning because they think everyone approves of them. We don’t!

No, I get it. Do you?
You’re kidding yourself if you think it’s anything other than an excuse to skip class and follow their peers.


I think most of them do actually care about what is happening to their country. I was an HS teacher during the orange menace’s first term and many of my students went to protests and frequently talked about how awful T**** is. Many of my students were or color and/or from immigrant families so they have been especially impacted. Kids always know more than adults think they do!

Both things can be true. But there’s a time and a place, and it’s usually never when they have something more fun going on. Why not during a playoff game? The school dance? Lunch? Right when school dismisses?


You don’t get it, do you?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 11:12     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am glad my children want to do the walkout. If virtue signaling means showing that they don’t approve of how this country is being run, then I’m okay with that. Do I know this one walkout won’t make an impact, YES. But I want them to know they have a voice and don’t need to blindly follow the leader when the leader is a criminal and a bully and their peers of color are at risk right now. If we all just sit back and say “well this one thing won’t make an impact” then the maga’s keep winning because they think everyone approves of them. We don’t!

You’re kidding yourself if you think it’s anything other than an excuse to skip class and follow their peers.


I think most of them do actually care about what is happening to their country. I was an HS teacher during the orange menace’s first term and many of my students went to protests and frequently talked about how awful T**** is. Many of my students were or color and/or from immigrant families so they have been especially impacted. Kids always know more than adults think they do!

Both things can be true. But there’s a time and a place, and it’s usually never when they have something more fun going on. Why not during a playoff game? The school dance? Lunch? Right when school dismisses?


You don’t get it, do you?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 10:51     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am glad my children want to do the walkout. If virtue signaling means showing that they don’t approve of how this country is being run, then I’m okay with that. Do I know this one walkout won’t make an impact, YES. But I want them to know they have a voice and don’t need to blindly follow the leader when the leader is a criminal and a bully and their peers of color are at risk right now. If we all just sit back and say “well this one thing won’t make an impact” then the maga’s keep winning because they think everyone approves of them. We don’t!

You’re kidding yourself if you think it’s anything other than an excuse to skip class and follow their peers.


I think most of them do actually care about what is happening to their country. I was an HS teacher during the orange menace’s first term and many of my students went to protests and frequently talked about how awful T**** is. Many of my students were or color and/or from immigrant families so they have been especially impacted. Kids always know more than adults think they do!

Both things can be true. But there’s a time and a place, and it’s usually never when they have something more fun going on. Why not during a playoff game? The school dance? Lunch? Right when school dismisses?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 10:09     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:Teen’s HS student union is planning an approved walkout for later this week. The caveat is that if they walk out they will be marked absent and won’t be allowed back into whichever class they walked out of and will miss assignments and/or quizzes/tests.

I have no issues with the walk out, but I do have issues with my DS, who already struggles to earn passing grades in some of his core classes, missing an opportunity to turn in assignments or take a quiz/test. It’s nice the school is allowing them to protest, but I don’t know if it’s worth it at the expense of his grade?

He thinks I’m being unreasonable and worries he will be made fun of if he stays in the classroom. Thoughts?


There was something saying a national walk out in March. Is that different?
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 10:05     Subject: Re:Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Depends on the teacher. They are people too at the same time in history as we are, but they have a job to do
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 09:25     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
My kid's high school did a walk out yesterday afternoon. Student government organized it and received permission by the administration. Staff was on hand to observe. They circled the building and then were allowed back in to attend classes.
Not a traditional protest but meaningful in it's own way. A lot of these kids are children of immigrants without legal status and it's good for them to have a safe space to exercise their right to protest and know that the school is there to support them.

https://streetcarsuburbs.news/northwestern-high-school-students-walk-out-of-school-to-protest-ice/?utm_source=facebook&utm_medium=jetpack_social&fbclid=IwY2xjawP4HX1leHRuA2FlbQIxMQBzcnRjBmFwcF9pZBAyMjIwMzkxNzg4MjAwODkyAAEe_vI4IKOWc0FE20tZE3YZg1eJTH0vmbNhqzTRoA86jQjA745mxZm3AH-8G0M_aem_K7WTq78AGcTscfVz5CWOEA#jp-carousel-51584
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 08:18     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t be ok with this. The school day shouldn’t be used for protests. He can spend his weekend on a sidewalk corner protesting


Found the MAGA!


Not MAGA. Just a sensible parent that wants my teen in class.


Standing up for our nation means so much more than any day in class. I would be so proud of my child if they wanted to join the walkout. Rules are sometimes meant to be broken.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 07:51     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I wouldn’t be ok with this. The school day shouldn’t be used for protests. He can spend his weekend on a sidewalk corner protesting


Found the MAGA!


Not MAGA. Just a sensible parent that wants my teen in class.
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 07:27     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
They will make fun of him more when he fails or has to repeat a grade.
Nothing is more humiliating than a 20 yr old junior in HS
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 07:20     Subject: Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I am glad my children want to do the walkout. If virtue signaling means showing that they don’t approve of how this country is being run, then I’m okay with that. Do I know this one walkout won’t make an impact, YES. But I want them to know they have a voice and don’t need to blindly follow the leader when the leader is a criminal and a bully and their peers of color are at risk right now. If we all just sit back and say “well this one thing won’t make an impact” then the maga’s keep winning because they think everyone approves of them. We don’t!

You’re kidding yourself if you think it’s anything other than an excuse to skip class and follow their peers.


I think most of them do actually care about what is happening to their country. I was an HS teacher during the orange menace’s first term and many of my students went to protests and frequently talked about how awful T**** is. Many of my students were or color and/or from immigrant families so they have been especially impacted. Kids always know more than adults think they do!
Anonymous
Post 02/10/2026 07:20     Subject: Re:Planned walkout? Thoughts?
Anonymous wrote:
Anonymous wrote:I’d let him decide but only if he can decide between it’s really important for me to do this versus my grade instead of I’m doing this so people won’t make fun of me.

1. Is his test the very last period or earlier? If it’s earlier he could do the walk out after the test.
2. Can he ask the teacher whether he could take it earlier in the day? Maybe he skips another class. My son, in college, had a conflict between a Calc 2 test and a walk out. He asked his professor and TA if he could take the test during the 8 am period rather than his afternoon period. They said yes.


No, as a teacher I would not allow a test to be made up at a different time because of a walk out. We are specifically told not to allow this. I am extremely flexible in other situations but not making exceptions in this because it could be perceived as me participating, which is not allowed.


If I were a teacher I would move my test to encourage students to walk out. Exercising the First Amendment to protest injustice is a lot more educational than whatever book learning they need to regurgitate on a test. They can take the test in the next class.

Anyone who disagrees is a quisling who hates America, its Constitution and everything it stands for.