Borah Students Walk Out

[Karia]

Source: Boise Weekly

"About 100 Boise High School students are now gathered in the second-floor rotunda of the state capitol, where they're quietly doing their homework."

Read more: http://tinyurl.com/4sp33ba

[Karia]

1. Protest against firing teachers & increasing class sizes

Students also object to a requirement that they take some of their courses on-line.

[patrice]

2. Kick!

[valerief]

3. Good show, Boise!!!! nt

[Jester Messiah]

4. It seems that our children ARE learning. Bravo. [nt]

[DirkGently]

5. Good for them. Another link ...

Could get the tinyurl one to come up right away.

http://www.boiseweekly.com/CityDesk/archives/2011/02/28/borah-students-walk-out


Students should back teachers, just as teachers back their students. They ARE in the same boat, always.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

6. High school students did this in the sixties as well, when they

protested the war. Looks like they are becoming more aware again.

[WHEN CRABS ROAR]

7. At one school in San Diego the walkouts were so large

that the teachers walked out with the students and taught classes about the war on the lawn.

[Zephie]

8. I feel bad for saying this but, YAY!

I think I'll faint. My husband's father is a teacher in the Boise school system and a republican - I think I'll pay my inlaws a call tonight!

I worked at an anime convention when I lived in Idaho and frequently saw many young teens and tweens during planning and hanging out at the gaming store where our meetings were headquartered. I wonder if I know any of those kids...

[oldhippydude]

14. i am an ex pat Idahoan

the first election i participated in was 66.. that was the year that voters passed the sales tax, specifically for education..my how times have changed

[dixiegrrrrl]

9. For those who have Facebook:

Facebook group called Students Against Luna's Change in Education, which called for statewide student walk-outs today.

Maybe you can find and post a pic of the page?

[L. Coyote]

17. LINK:

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_197118296969729

[dixiegrrrrl]

19. All i get is a log in page and i have no account.

[L. Coyote]

20. You can only see Facebook if you are a Facebook user.

[dixiegrrrrl]

10. Ha! Not just one school, either:

hundreds of Idaho high school and middle school students walked out of class today in Boise, Meridian, Nampa, Caldwell, Pocatello and Idaho Falls, protesting the Luna's plans to reform classrooms.

[roguevalley]

11. God bless the beasts and children. They will be stronger against

tyranny because of days like this.

[dixiegrrrrl]

12. Ramen.

[socialist_n_TN]

13. This is what I'm MOST encouraged about.......

This uprising is VERY widespread and disparate, BUT there are a lot of young people involved. They will take us old guys' ideas into the future.

[Auntie Bush]

18. Ahhhh! All those school kids will be future Democrats.

Take that upside your head Rethugs.

[catgirl]

15. Words can't describe how proud I am of all the protesters

Nasty leaders and evil corporations will not prevail anymore...

[L. Coyote]

16. Branden Fuller "awesome walk out at columbia high 250 plus"

http://www.facebook.com/home.php?sk=group_197118296969729