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This on the East High School web site, from the Principal whom apparently “helped” manage traffic when his students LEFT the school. As an afterthought, at the bottom of his edu-psycho babble, he left a short comment about the injured officers. Very SHORT. His “letter” to parents speaks for itself. (Hey Andy, the school would have been responsible for ANY of those kids that left, had they gotten hurt while you were “supervising” them on your walk)

12/3/2014

Dear East High School Families and Guardians,

Today, about 500 East students walked out of school today as a statement of solidarity regarding the situation in Ferguson, Missouri. These students gathered outside the school before leaving the campus and proceeded to walk west past the Capitol and down the 16th Street Mall. To ensure the students’ safety, myself, DPS Safety and Security officers and Denver police officers joined the group and helped to manage traffic safety. The march was peaceful, and the students returned safely to school about two hours later. Classes continued as usual for all other students.

To be clear, not all East students participated in this walkout. I encourage you to take this opportunity to have an open conversation with your student to learn if they participated in today’s walk-out and act of solidarity in response this important community conversation. It’s important for our students to join these critical community conversations, and they have demonstrated their engagement in these important issues by interjecting their voices in thoughtful and peaceful means. We hope to see this thoughtful dialogue carry into the classroom and continue with important discussions that affect our community.

I would also like to make you aware that a few Denver police officers were injured near the area where students were protesting. A vehicle struck the officers. Some students may have witnessed this incident. Please let us know if your student needs support. Our counselors are available to talk with students if they need support after witnesses this frightening incident. At this time, we don’t have updates on the conditions of the officers, but our thoughts are with them, and we wish them a speedy recovery.

Thank you,

Andy Mendelsberg

East High School Principal

http://east.dpsk12.org/
(I guess the students belong to the school and Parents are irrelevant)