Fri Mar 23, 2012, 02:07 PM

High school students walk out in protest of Trayvon Martin shooting

Source: MSNBC

Hundreds of students at several South Florida high schools staged walkouts Friday morning in a massive protest against the lack of an arrest in the Trayvon Martin shooting.

Students from Miami Central, Miami Edison, Miami Norland, American Senior, William H. Turner High and Southridge High in Miami and Blanche Ely High School in Broward held walkouts.

At Miami Central and Turner, students were seen pouring out of the school buildings and into the streets just after 9 a.m.

Miami-Dade Police later reported a crowd of students had congregated at Southland Mall.

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High school students walk out in protest of Trayvon Martin shooting (Original post)	Playinghardball	Mar 2012	OP
15 schools involved	pinboy3niner	Mar 2012	#1
And today those students are learning more than they did all last week.	JBoy	Mar 2012	#2
These students are giving themselves (and the rest of us) a real civics lesson.	Comrade Grumpy	Mar 2012	#3
Aw,come on, Most of them probably just wanted a day off.	virgogal	Mar 2012	#5
Maybe some did, but I think the unity of the kids in high school communities is touching.	IndyJones	Mar 2012	#20
In this case, I don't think so -I think it hits too close to home. Trayvon was a kid just like them.	AnotherMother4Peace	Mar 2012	#27
While in one sense I agree. (Being one that used to organize Walk-Outs at the drop of a hat.)	alphafemale	Mar 2012	#34
Very True!	cheezmaka	Mar 2012	#38
Wow - excellent story!	Ruby the Liberal	Mar 2012	#4
yes, because education was responsible for the shooting	Peregrine	Mar 2012	#7
Thats the point you took from this story?	Ruby the Liberal	Mar 2012	#9
I imagine we perceive those things which better validate our own agendas	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#10
a Rorschach test.	Downwinder	Mar 2012	#15
a very cynical perspective.	barbtries	Mar 2012	#12
Are you saying that you would've just been getting an early start on your spring break?	CreekDog	Mar 2012	#17
Tell me what evidence you have to validate that statement.	FarPoint	Mar 2012	#18
Pls. post your source for that motivation.	dixiegrrrrl	Mar 2012	#21
Really? Dade and Broward schools were on spring break last week.	kcass1954	Mar 2012	#22
what makes people post stuff like this? Now that your notion has been thoroughly discredited,	DisgustipatedinCA	Mar 2012	#23
why say something like that?...	awoke_in_2003	Mar 2012	#32
Whoa!	obamanut2012	Mar 2012	#36
They're students...what ELSE would they walk out on?	Sabriel	Mar 2012	#26
How you under estimate these students - Trayvon was their age "there by the grace of God" nt	AnotherMother4Peace	Mar 2012	#28
Trayvon was on suspension.	Trillo	Mar 2012	#31
call me a devil's advovate, but why couldn't they just do this AFTER school?	alp227	Mar 2012	#6
How precisely does a school walk-out work when no one's at school to walk out from?	LanternWaste	Mar 2012	#11
Because people would neither notice nor care. (nt)	Posteritatis	Mar 2012	#13
Do you honestly think that the national news would be covering this	Pale Blue Dot	Mar 2012	#24
Does anyone else find this post to be particularly, uhm, unintelligent?	Humanist_Activist	Mar 2012	#40
If I had a hooded sweatshirt I'd wear it today to join the protest.	Initech	Mar 2012	#8
great	marshall gaines	Mar 2012	#14
Time for everyone to wear a hoodie. Worn one for years and	kiranon	Mar 2012	#16
Me too!	Viva_La_Revolution	Mar 2012	#30
Actually, everyone in Seattle is issued one upon arrival	tavalon	Mar 2012	#33
Loved the line for Standard Issue Hoodys	JackInGreen	Mar 2012	#35
Good on them!	dixiegrrrrl	Mar 2012	#19
the real terror for the PTB	oldhippydude	Mar 2012	#25
Proud to be the 50th rec- and proud of these students, too.	friendly_iconoclast	Mar 2012	#29
Local media down here	bluevoter4life	Mar 2012	#37
I'm proud of these students as well	cheezmaka	Mar 2012	#39
Oh. I see.	Igel	Mar 2012	#41
Good for them!!!	Beacool	Mar 2012	#42
Inspiring ... and back to school on Monday	MLKJrInspired	Mar 2012	#43

Response to Playinghardball (Original post)

Fri Mar 23, 2012, 02:18 PM

pinboy3niner (27,548 posts)

1. 15 schools involved

According to one report, "Some stopped at convenience stores along the way to buy Arizona ice tea and Skittles."

And CNN aired a report this morning showing students at one school (South Miami HS?) forming human letters--TM--for Trayvon Martin's initials.

One report here on the 15 schools:
http://www.miamiherald.com/2012/03/23/2709512/miami-area-high-schools-stage.html#storylink=cpy

High school students walk out in protest of Trayvon Martin shooting

1. 15 schools involved

2. And today those students are learning more than they did all last week.

3. These students are giving themselves (and the rest of us) a real civics lesson.

5. Aw,come on, Most of them probably just wanted a day off.

20. Maybe some did, but I think the unity of the kids in high school communities is touching.

27. In this case, I don't think so -I think it hits too close to home. Trayvon was a kid just like them.

34. While in one sense I agree. (Being one that used to organize Walk-Outs at the drop of a hat.)

38. Very True!

4. Wow - excellent story!

7. yes, because education was responsible for the shooting

9. Thats the point you took from this story?

10. I imagine we perceive those things which better validate our own agendas

15. a Rorschach test.

12. a very cynical perspective.

17. Are you saying that you would've just been getting an early start on your spring break?

18. Tell me what evidence you have to validate that statement.

21. Pls. post your source for that motivation.

22. Really? Dade and Broward schools were on spring break last week.

23. what makes people post stuff like this? Now that your notion has been thoroughly discredited,

32. why say something like that?...

36. Whoa!

26. They're students...what ELSE would they walk out on?

28. How you under estimate these students - Trayvon was their age "there by the grace of God" nt

31. Trayvon was on suspension.

6. call me a devil's advovate, but why couldn't they just do this AFTER school?

11. How precisely does a school walk-out work when no one's at school to walk out from?

13. Because people would neither notice nor care. (nt)

24. Do you honestly think that the national news would be covering this

40. Does anyone else find this post to be particularly, uhm, unintelligent?

8. If I had a hooded sweatshirt I'd wear it today to join the protest.

14. great

16. Time for everyone to wear a hoodie. Worn one for years and

30. Me too!

33. Actually, everyone in Seattle is issued one upon arrival

35. Loved the line for Standard Issue Hoodys

19. Good on them!

25. the real terror for the PTB

29. Proud to be the 50th rec- and proud of these students, too.

37. Local media down here

39. I'm proud of these students as well

41. Oh. I see.

42. Good for them!!!

43. Inspiring ... and back to school on Monday