Hegseth’s visit to U.S. base in Germany met with student walkout

Washington Post ^ | February 11, 2025 | Dan Lamothe

[ransomnote]

BRUSSELS — Dozens of American students at a U.S. military installation in Germany walked out of their middle school on Tuesday as part of protests aimed at an official visit by Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth, underscoring the scope of disillusionment with the Trump administration’s crackdown on diversity, equity and inclusion (DEI) initiatives.

The students attend Patch Middle School in Stuttgart, Germany, and peacefully walked out of class for nearly an hour, according to three people familiar with the matter and a letter sent to parents by a school administrator. Separately, a small group of adults dressed in civilian clothing — likely parents — gathered outside at Stuttgart and protested within view and earshot of Hegseth’s delegation, booing and chanting “DEI!”, according to video recorded by a reporter traveling with the secretary.

The protests were in response to President Donald Trump’s string of executive orders targeting diversity efforts throughout the U.S. government, directives Hegseth has carried out enthusiastically. Since he took over the Pentagon, Black History Month celebrations and other similar events have been banned and access to select books in Defense Department schools attended by the children of U.S. service members have been restricted. Those moves have drawn criticism from parents and students alike.

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The student said that she and other students decided to act after seeing how Trump’s executive orders would target diversity events, including a drama club performance that celebrated Black History Month with Motown songs. Many involved in the protest, she said, also were concerned with how the Trump administration’s directives would affect people in the LGBTQ+ community.

[zeestephen]

Walked out?

More likely...

The Walk Out leadership was incentivized by George Soros cash.

[zeestephen]

Re: "Take 90% of our troops out of Germany."

The Walk Out was by American students.

[Organic Panic]

Fire their teachers. That’s who really organized this crap and filled them wil lies.

[Gerish]

Middle school students? They sounds like a bunch of big babies who need to be back in diapers sucking on a pacifier.

[sergeantdave]

What should happen next -

Teachers under investigation for kidnapping after forcing children to leave school

[alexander_busek]

“They” seem to assume most folks think as they do. NOT.

Perhaps I'm flattering myself, but I suspect that they have a preconceived notion of what a Trump-supporter (or, back in the day, a Bush-supporter) looks like, and since I am not a purblind, banjo-playing idiot, they assume that I must be "one of them."

Regards,

[rktman]

LOL! Sorta like the lame stream media believes 90% of the country MUST buy their reporting. To think otherwise is out of the realm of possibility.

[Truthsearcher]

Note there are no specifics on how many students actually walked out, and how many didn’t.

I bet you that’s because most didn’t, the WP is just creating a story by focusing on the few that did, to concoct the narrative that the military is not supportive of Trump.