“Some schools are permitting students to “opt out” of the walk out but they must still walk out of their classes and “wait” in the gym or auditorium until the activist protest is over.”
Link please.
It has been discussed in numerous posts on threads on this topic. Here is one “for instance”
https://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2018/03/09/this-weeks-nationwide-student-walkout-6-things.html
6.) How can schools accommodate students who don’t participate and/or don’t agree with the politics behind the walkouts?
Some districts where events are planned are also making it clear that students can opt out. In Allegany County, Md., students and staff members who don’t want to take part can spend time in school libraries engaged in alternative activities.
https://www.cnn.com/2018/03/11/us/national-school-walkout-march-14/index.html
Meanwhile, school officials with Chesterfield County Schools in Virginia have said their students can either hold a student-led memorial service for the victims of the Parkland shooting or hold a student-led assembly about school safety, CNN affiliate WTVR reported.