In a demonstration against the recent actions of U.S. Immigrations and Customs Enforcement, students walked out of their classes on Friday at schools across the state. Thousands in the Austin Independent School District participated in the protests, with some leaving their middle and high schools to walk to the Texas Capitol.
Responding to videos posted online of the Austin ISD protests that showed district police vehicles near the demonstrating students, Gov. Greg Abbott called on Education Commissioner Mike Morath to investigate the demonstrations.
“AISD gets taxpayer dollars to teach the subjects required by the state, not to help students skip school to protest,” Abbott wrote Friday evening. “Our schools are for educating our children, not political indoctrination.”…