Across Washtenaw County, high school students organized walkouts during the school day, leaving classrooms to gather outside school buildings in protest of immigration enforcement activity and to raise concerns about civil liberties. In Milan, Dexter, and Saline, the demonstrations shared common elements, including handmade signs, chanting, and negotiations with school administrators over how the protests could proceed.
In Milan, student organizers staged a walkout from the school building, marching past the front portico chanting, “Justice, no peace, no ICE in our streets.”
In Dexter, the walkout unfolded in the school’s amphitheater-style courtyard, where students gathered with signs reflecting a range of civic and religious messages, including “Love Thy Neighbor” and “AP Gov Taught Me This Is Not Okay.”…