(High School) Students Plan RNC Protest Walkout, Cops Say 'Stay in School'

[sabra]

Source: my fox twincities

ST. PAUL, Minn. -- Students from Harding High School and Johnson High School in St. Paul are planning a walkout to protest war and the Republican National Convention.

Police have one message: stay in school

St. Paul Police Chief John Harrington told reporters Thursday that police are in contact with school administrators to discourage a walkout on the fourth and final day of the RNC. He hopes student who wish to protest will wait until after school.

Parents received a recorded message Wednesday night from the Harding High School principal saying students who leave school in a walkout will be punished.

Thursday scheduled protests

A march organized by Youth Against War and Racism is scheduled for noon Thursday at the Minnesota State Capitol, with a rally a mock trial before marching to Harriet Island.

Another protest is scheduled for 4 p.m. in St. Paul


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[skooooo]

1. Are youth waking up?? Will they show up to vote??

We'll see. Hope they surprise me.

[Javaman]

14. perhaps they are finally understanding the worth of their future...

if mcinsane gets in, there will be more wars, there will be a draft, there will be more dead. and this country will go down the toilet in earnest.

[Thothmes]

20. How will he get a draft with a Democratically controlled

Congress?

[Hestia]

22. You do know Rangel (sp?) is the one who's really touted a draft?

[Bob Dobbs]

2. Fascsit thugs say "Stay in school, continue brain washing."

Deny students their First Amendment Rights.

Constitutional law no longer an accepted part of school curriculum.

[Chisox08]

3. Most schools if they still teach Civics

Only make it available during their senior year. The constitution gets brought up during their junior year just because they need to pass a test. Most students don't have a clue about their rights under the constitution. The biggest threat to the right wing Fascist is an educated electorate.

[Bob Dobbs]

8. "The biggest threat to the right wing Fascist is an educated electorate. "

So correct.

Hence the stupidification of America with the attack on public schools and the moronic idiocy of network television.

[Maat]

21. It's in MY kid's education ...

but then I homeschool!

[The Croquist]

10. "Fascist thugs"?

Do you really think that these kids are as interested in protesting the war and the convention as they are in getting out of school?

[sabra]

11. you'd be surprised...

[fascisthunter]

15. You'd Be Surprised I Guess

[Bob Dobbs]

19. Nice diminution of American youth's commitment to progressive change.

They are going to have to live with the world the next president fashions.

Who are you to question the commitment of these potential cannon fodder youths to ending a hopeless and self destructive war?

Perhaps they don't want to live the rest of their lives indebted to China and suffering from PTSD and concussive brain injury as a result of conscription into an impossible imperialist war for oil.

I welcome these young people's contribution to The People's war against the power elite.

And yes, the homeland security proxies, aka the St. Paul and surrounding municipalities' police forces, are the definition of "fascist thugs".

[Parche]

4. They Will Probably Tear Gas Them And Taser Them

Patriot act is the best!!!

[musette_sf]

5. G-d bless those kids!

i have fond memories of our entire class walking out of high school, and out of college, at egregious offenses of the Nixon administration.

ON STRIKE, SHUT IT DOWN!!

shout it loud and clear for all to hear!

[Sabriel]

6. They'll be "punished"?

For what? Having an opinion? Geez. You'd think schools would encourage freedom of expression and choice, not "punish" it.

[shaniqua6392]

7. They can't do shit about it if

the parents of children who want to protest would call in and excuse them. I would stand with my child and be right outside that school to march with her!

[dipsydoodle]

9. Lets just hope the police don't go over the top

I can remember May 4th 1970 as though it were yesterday. That was the National Guard but the police are even better equipped now than the Nat.Guard were in those days.

Ohio, Neil Young : http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=u1eyuH1-8A4&feature=rela...

[stillcool]

12. I hope they stay safe..

officials there are not taking kindly to free speech.

[MetaTrope]

13. An antiwar protest at a high school in the Chicago suburbs last year

merited a police line and two dozen students expelled. It was reported on with one paragraph in the city newspaper, buried deep inside, two weeks later.

[HopeHoops]

16. Hey, I would let my kids do that - more power to them.

[antimatter98]

17. Good for the students!!

The St. Paul police are trying to assert a fascist/police state and I hope
students carry out their walkout to defy this incredible attack on the 1st Amendment.

In case the St. Paul police chief, who probably never has read the Constitution,
and probably has an IQ of 60, you can send him this link to the 1st Amendment in
case he is able to read the English language:

http://www.usconstitution.net/const.html#Am1

Go students of St. Paul!

[Stellabella]

18. In my town, in the 2006 elections, kids put the Dem over the top.

For State Senate, the repuke was leading until the results from our college town came in. Overwhelmingly Dem. So there is hope.