Hundreds of Texas public school students walked out of classes Friday as part of a national movement protesting immigration enforcement in the wake of the fatal shootings of two anti-ICE protesters in January by federal agents in Minneapolis.
The protests were coordinated as part of the “National Shutdown” movement nationwide, with listed endorsements from hundreds of groups including several in Texas like the North Texas Area Labor Federation and the Southeast Texas Impact Initiative.
Administrators at Flower Mound High School have notified families about a possible student walkout planned for Tuesday, Feb. 3, emphasizing that the event is not school-sponsored and warning that participation could result in disciplinary consequences…