Madison, WI students are walking out of class RIGHT NOW!

[wndycty]

Hundreds of high school students walk out in protest

Hundreds of students at multiple Madison middle and high schools were reportedly walking out of class Thursday to participate in protests at the State Capitol.

As many as 800 to 1,000 West High School students were gathering for a march to the Capitol around 10 a.m., senior Jacob Fiksel said.

Fiksel said “tensions are really high.”

“People are really upset that the Republican senators passed this bill illegally — they did not give 24 hours notice,” Fiksel said. “We feel like it’s a slap in the face.”

Teachers are staying in their classrooms, he added.
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http://host.madison.com/wsj/news/local/education/local_schools/article_b82bf660-4b33-11e0-9dbc-001cc4c03286.html

[RainDog]

1. kick n/t

[RKP5637]

2. Excellent!!! The youth has to take the lead now to make this a better country! n/t

[Uncle Joe]

3. Kicked and recommended.

Thanks for the thread, wndycty.

[seabeyond]

4. doing the happy dance. more more, i want more. yeaaaah. nt

[Angry Dragon]

5. The next step for walker will be

He will blame the teachers for putting their students up to this walk-out

[HereSince1628]

6. I respect them for this, I hope that they know the risks.

Walker and the Fitzgeralds are like snakes in a corner and ready to strike.

[Raschel]

25. Well, Walker will probably threaten the students with no lunches, school heat, or buses.

[buddysmellgood]

7. My boy is with them!

[OneGrassRoot]

8. Good for him!!! :) n/t

[seabeyond]

9. yea... your boy. give him huge hug when you get him back

tell him, he and the others are inspiring for us all

[beac]

12. Bravo, son of buddysmellgood!

:applause:

[renate]

15. wow--good for him!!

:applause:

[Bozita]

21. A "standing O" from Michigan for your son!

Thank him for me, please.

[pacalo]

24. Fist-bump for your son!

:fistbump:

:yourock:

[Aerows]

10. It looks like

...finally, the American people are waking up and are fed up with the fascism going on in our nation.

[Rosa Luxemburg]

11. College students should come and help out - sit ins

[Jefferson23]

13. This and so much more I hope is to come..BRAVO to the youth here! n/t

[Bandit]

14. I thought the student walk out was scheduled for 2:00PM Friday

And it was for EVERY High School in America...

[eowyn_of_rohan]

16. Guess they couldn't stand the wait - like the rest of us!

[MineralMan]

17. Good job, kids! You go!

straight to the Capitol.

[Horse with no Name]

18. Civics in action. They should get Extra Credit! n/t

[Cleita]

19. ...

:kick:

[Tierra_y_Libertad]

20. "Young wolves, show us your teeth." - John Steinbeck

[buddysmellgood]

22. Middle School walk out proposed for Monday

[musette_sf]

23. Brings back HS memories of when we walked out

in May 1970 to protest the invasion of Cambodia.