125 Salt Lake HS students may face detention for political protest.

[Sean Reynolds]

Students walk out of class for rally

Protest puts them in hot water with school officials



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Today around 125 Salt Lake high school students may face detention, suspension and maybe even a few tongue-lashings for ditching class to protest at the City-County Building.

But some parents and even Mayor Rocky Anderson said at their age he would have been right there with them.
East, West, Rowland Hall and Judge Memorial high school students marched to the City-County Building Tuesday morning to protest the Iraq war, No Child Left Behind and the marriage amendment.
Students toted signs that read "No Child Left Us Behind," "Peace for Pride" and "No Child Left a Dime."
The protest was two weeks in the making as leaders from school clubs such as the Young Democrats and Alternative Thinkers and Political Activists made contacts at the four schools and got the word out.
Leaving school Tuesday, kids said they dodged security guards, hall monitors and disciplinary threats as they walked out the doors.

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The hubbub caught the attention of Anderson, who paid the students a visit amid the constant cheering and honking cars.
"It's young people that usually make the difference," Anderson told protesters. "It was young people that started the environmental movement, it was young people who I think helped bring an end to the Vietnamese War, and I think it is going to be young people that put an end to what's become, I think, a very tragic situation in Iraq."

http://deseretnews.com/dn/view/0,1249,595105994,00.html

[ProudToBeBlueInRhody]

1. Maybe there is hope..........

....in SLC no less..........

[izzie]

12. That is what I mean about these people eat their own.

I am watching this ban Sen. Specter thing as Imas would. Blood will be on the floor.These people mean business and now lets see who will go on the line to let them have the power. If Frisk does not go with them I should hate to see what will happen to him. They have named a few more Sen, on the list. Now the people that all fit into this group find out just what that means. The out side edge starts fighting back. Lets see what Bush will do. They will want pay-back and let us see if he can or will do it. I have sat here and watched this all happen in my own family with a member going in to these fundamentalist groups and what happens. This school group could see it and it is just small but their is always a few that do fight back.

[Skittles]

2. I like that sign WILL I HAVE A JOB?

it's not looking very likely

[BTFSTL]

3. Good on 'em!!

Looks like the kids in SLC (at least some of 'em) aren't swallowing the BS. If any of them get suspended or whatever, I think their administrators (who are a lot better at playing that great American game called Cover Your Ass than anything else) ought to be finding another line of work.

*sarcasm mode* I hear Wal-Mart's hiring. *sarcasm mode off*

[flygal]

4. THAT....

is the best thing I've seen in WEEKS!!! Those kids are simply awesome.

[Forkboy]

5. Fuckin A

that's good to see!

[angrydemocrat]

6. Now This Is What I Like To See....

.....I hope we will be seeing alot more protests just like this by the young people all across the country. I say way to go student's keep fighting!

[Swamp Rat]

7. Kick ass kiddos!

[bullimiami]

8. detention. a small price to pay for freedom.

they make me proud and hopeful.

[JohnOneillsMemory]

9. YEEEEESS!! This is what it will take to save us. I can sleep tonight.

"Hey kids. Just say 'NO' to fascism."

These are the people we need to reach so they won't be drones and fodder for the neocon PNAC empire.

Can we get every high school to organize a student strike?

[Q]

10. Proud of the Young Democrats...

...and every student involved with something outside their own little world.

- It must be difficult to put together ANY KIND of protest in Utah. It's good to see they have support of the mayor.

[Guaranteed]

11. That's a healthy crop.

I'm glad to see that the offspring of the Gen Xer's are ready to overpower them.

[xchrom]

13. 4 more years of protests

would make me feel better.
love the picture!