Walking out is a familiar tactic in the area. Note the date on this walkout.
Students Who Walked Out Face Penalties
Tuesday, March 28, 2006
Mar. 28 - BCN — At least 650 students from three Santa Cruz County high schools walked out of class Monday to take part in protests over proposed restrictions on illegal immigration, according to Pajaro Valley Unified School District Superintendent Mary Anne Mays.
The students walked out of all three of the district’s comprehensive high schools. Approximately 50 students walked out of Aptos High School and approximately 300 students walked out of both Watsonville High School and Pajaro Valley High School, Mays said.
The students will be disciplined by the schools, according to Mays.
“They’re considered cutting and unless they have any discipline related to it the consequence is typically Saturday school,” Mays said.
Mays and other district officials were surprised that the students walked out of class given the large protests that took place throughout the state over the weekend.
“High school students need to be expressive,” Mays said as a possible explanation for Monday’s walkouts.