North Shore High School students walk out of class to protest ICE
Organizers tell News 12 they planned the event to speak out against what they call violence and lack of accountability.
High school students in Glen Head walked out of class Wednesday to protest ICE.
"The people united will never be defeated!" they chanted outside of North Shore High School.
Organizers tell News 12 they planned the event to speak out against what they call violence and lack of accountability.
More than 60 students joined in.
Superintendent Dr. Zublionis of the North Shore School District released a statement saying:
“As you can imagine, protests are not a common occurrence. We learned on Friday that students may be organizing a protest and we informed the community through a letter and did speak to many residents on the phone. The school does not and did not organize this or any protest. Students were told that there would be consequences for certain behaviors, including cutting class. Students were respectful and handled themselves in a mature manner. The event ended after one hour, students returned to class and we monitored students back in the school to ensure normal operations. We actively worked with our internal security team and the Nassau County Police Department to ensure safety for all. We appreciate their partnership as did our students, many of which thanked the police officers and security team for their time and for ensuring safety. Our students are really good kids navigating complex times; they were respectful of the boundaries that we communicated to them and when finished, quickly got back to learning."
