March 5, 2008
Hundreds of Alameda Students Walk Out in Protest
Students at Encinal High School walked out of their classrooms today in response to proposed budget cuts. Last night the school board held a tense meeting that went well into the wee hours of the morning, voting to increase class sizes by cutting advanced placement classes, most high school sports, music in the elementary schools, and counselors in the middle schools, reports NBC 11. Students walked out today, marching straight over to the school district's headquarters. They carried signs reading "No Us No Future," "No Sports No School" and "You're Tearing Down Our Future." According to the high school principal:
When NBC11's Ethan Harp asked the principal if he thought students would go back to class.He said, "Would you go back to class if you were 16 years old and out in this beautiful day?"
Nice. Wish we had that kind of principal growing up. Anyway, student body president Ian Merrifield goes on to tell NBC11 that the students have no plans of returning to class today. And there were, alas, no Frank Chu spottings.
Photo: NBC 11
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That's right, cut elementary music.... didn't we already go through this disaster of budget cuts of the 80's. We barely just reinstated elementary music back into some schools (and most still don't have it). Back in the Philadelphia area, they have elementary music at every school.
This is beyond ridiculous.
GOOD FOR THOSE STUDENTS FOR TAKING A STAND!
This country has tons of money when it comes to bombing brown people in foreign countries, but when it comes to our own citizens, our government could not give a shit.
This country's priorities sickens me.
I KNEW I heard screaming that was going on way too long to have been a sporting event.
I think they scooped up some kids from Alameda High, too. Just from the fact that my roommate saw a mutual friend on TV (who doesn't go to Encinal). Or so she thought.
I did see Frank Chu on Market street today.