Over the past week, multiple high schools in Fayette County have seen students walk out of class. They have been participating in student-led protests against the actions of Immigration Customs Enforcement, or ICE, agents across the country.
James McMillin is the Chief School Leadership Officer over high schools for the Fayette County Public School System. He said school officials were aware these would be taking place.
“The Supreme Court ruled that students don’t check their First Amendment Rights at the door, that they can, that those rights are protected,” he said. “They can wear political symbols, they can hand out fliers, they can express their viewpoints; however, those rights do end when they become a substantial disruption to the school environment.”…