Cruz visit to Bronx high school canceled after students threaten a walkout:

The Daily News ^ | 04/06/2016 | BY CHAUNCEY ALCORN, LEONARD GREENE

[MaxistheBest]

‘His views are against ours’

Ted Cruz came to New York Wednesday talking about education, but he’s the one who got schooled.

The lesson came from a group of Bronx high school students who told the Republican presidential candidate to stay away.

Cruz was scheduled to speak at Bronx Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy until students wrote a letter to the principal asking her not to let Cruz come, prompting staffers to cancel the appearance.

"We told her if he came here, we would schedule a walkout," said Destiny Domeneck, 16. "Most of us are immigrants or come from immigrant backgrounds. Ted Cruz goes against everything our school stands for."

Destiny and her classmates communicated that sentiment to Lighthouse Principal Alix Duggins.

“A group of students will be leaving during 4th period, as (an) act of civil disobedience in regards to the arrival of Ted Cruz to BLCPA,” the letter said. “We have all considered the consequences of our actions and are willing to accept them.”

[lee martell]

I’m sure those ‘teachers’ jumped at any flimsy excuse to censor the speech of any republican. Any excuse will do.
“Just say that you felt threatened. That’s always worked before.”

[Hoodat]

"Most of us are immigrants or come from immigrant backgrounds. Ted Cruz goes against everything our school stands for."

These students are complete idiots.

[GizzyGirl]

Good gosh... The colleges reject conservatives as speakers, the students and professors shut down our free speech, they protest Trump and create violence and now high school students are going to walk out on Cruz?? The Dems have stolen our children.. they want everything for free, not for you, but for me!!! We raised our kids to be smarter than this... now we’re working hard to save our grandchildren...it’s hard work but we refuse to give up!!!

[E20erer]

Any update on the following DC Madam phone numbers?

Did Cruz have a TX or DC or VA phone number during this time frame?

TX numbers

5/18/2006,2:48,PM,SANANTONIO,TX,210,882-6591

1/26/2006,2:59,PM,GRANDPRARI,TX,214,616-3080

9/29/2005,4:47,PM,SANANTONIO,TX,210,310-4983

8/24/2005,4:05,PM,HOUSTON,TX,713,366-2265

Not saying those were Cruz’s old phone numbed. Not sure. Who knows if he had one of the many DC phone numbers listed on the leak.

http://pastebin.com/1HJP7QYU

[MaxistheBest]

“Another retread?”

Nice try :)

[skr]

Since they would presumably do the same to Trump, would you still consider them to be smart kids?

How many leftist students prevented other students from hearing a speech and probably getting to ask questions of a presidential candidate? I wouldn’t be so ready to see this as a repudiation of a candidate you don’t support so much as a leftist tactic to keep other ideas out of their little world.

[Dr. Sivana]

The presence of Ted Cruz and the ideas he stands for are offensive. His views are against ours and are actively working to harm us, our community, and the people we love. He is misogynistic, homophobic, and racist. He has used vulgar language, gestures, and profanity directed at a scholar and staff members,

Somehow I doubt that these folks have much use for Trump, either.

[2ndDivisionVet]

You admitted as much up above.

[stanne]

And because he can’t rally more than a hundred supporters

[2ndDivisionVet]

Texas has a population of over 28 million people. Do you know something we don’t or just fishing?

[Sgt_Schultze]

Density sounds like she’s going the be a closed-minded child forever. Gibsmedat.

[sargon]

Late 2015 sign-on posts Cruz attack article from the most left-leaning newspaper in New York City? Seems legit.

That's no more or less legit than a 2006 sign-on posting a Trump attack article from the most left-leaning web site on the internet...

[justlittleoleme]

From the liberal students’ letter.

“The presence of Ted Cruz and the ideas he stands for are offensive. His views are against ours and are actively working to harm us, our community, and the people we love. He is misogynistic, homophobic, and racist. He has used vulgar language, gestures, and profanity directed at a scholar and staff members, along with harassing and posing threats to staff and scholars according to the Disciplinary Referral slip. This is not to be taken kiddingly or as a joke. We are students who feel the need and right to not be passive to such disrespect.”

I think thwy may be confused.
“he has used vulgar language” like? Constitution, freedom, and abolishing the IRS?

[bray]

A academic censorship strikes again.

P pray America wakes

[DoughtyOne]

I don’t know how to read this. You may be right, but there seems to be some commonality between Trump s people in the area.

Does it extend to these folks? I would not be surprised at all if you are right. Then again, who knows.

I still lean your direction.

[AnotherUnixGeek]

Cruz was scheduled to speak at Bronx Lighthouse College Preparatory Academy until students wrote a letter to the principal asking her not to let Cruz come, prompting staffers to cancel the appearance.

Good to know tomorrow's generation is so open-minded and eager to be exposed to new ideas. Yes, the future is in good hands.

[Dr. Sivana]

I don’t know how to read this.

Oh, Trump has plenty of support in the Bronx, including among minorities, but the reasoning behind attacking Cruz as issued in the statement reported would apply to Trump as much if not moreso.

A heavy immigrant school in the Bronx is not fertile ground for either man to be heard, even if some individual students would be receptive to the message.

[mtrott]

Stupid kids. If they would stay and listen, maybe they would actually learn something.

[2ndDivisionVet]

Name it.

[Eisenhower Republican]

"Texas has a population of over 28 million people. Do you know something we don’t or just fishing?"

And only about 1-in-20 of those turned out to support Cruz in the primary.

Just sayin'...