DES MOINES, Iowa – Students in the Des Moines metro were taking part in the National Day of Action before school started Thursday morning.
Students were joined by elected leaders, educators, and members of the community at rallies around Des Moines. They gathered outside schools, with some protesters holding up signs reading, “Honk for Schools.”
The walk-in was sponsored by the National Education Association and the Iowa State Education Association in protest of cuts to public education. One teacher, who attended a rally outside Central Campus, said it’s important for kids to learn about how the government works because they will eventually help shape it.
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“Because they’re eventually going to be voters and they need to develop their critical thinking and have arguments and discussions about yes or no, pro or con. And this was a heated debate right along with should we wear uniforms. So that was a big conversation as well. And I think that this is something they’ll always remember,” said Kathleen Feeney, a 4th-grade teacher at Des Moines’ Downtown School…