A crowd of students gathered outside Edmond Memorial High School on Feb. 6, missing several classes in protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement. Beginning around 10:30 a.m., students walked out of their classes and met outside the school’s Welcome Center, walking along 15th Street for several hours during the school day.
The walkout was entirely student-led, mainly promoted through social media a few days before it was scheduled. Word of the walkout spread quickly throughout the school, resulting in a large gathering of protesters outside of Memorial.
Some students at Memorial strongly oppose ICE, citing increased violence and deportations against immigrant communities in the United States. Some protesters claimed they felt the need to speak out for the immigrants in their neighborhoods and school…