In a show of protest, hundreds of students walked out of Madison High School on Thursday following a new cell phone policy, but students said this was a long time coming.
“It’s the fights and kids bringing weapons and the kids and their drama,” student Madison Rittenhouse said.
The school was already in the headlines all year, but this week alone, there were multiple fights, a school lockdown, and
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That policy was the final straw, with students claiming it was a significant safety issue.
“If my phone is in the office and someone decides they’ve had enough and they come and shoot the school up and my phone is in the office with you guys, so I can’t contact my mother, I cannot get home. I cannot see who is going to take me home,” one student told ABC13.
“I have a friend. Her mom ended up in the hospital, and they were calling her and calling here, but since the school (has) her phone on Thursday, she couldn’t get in touch with her until after the fact,” honors student Tyvion Scott said.