On Friday, student-led protests against U.S. Immigration and Customs Enforcement took place across several states, including Florida, where, despite warnings about disciplinary action from the Department of Education, high schoolers participated in walkout demonstrations against the federal agency.
West Orange High School students had planned to walk out Friday during fifth period, as well, according to the Instagram account WOHS.walkout.
A Jan. 30 post listed three protest goals:
- To demonstrate to the school and the county that we don’t want ICE near us in our schools
- To show support for a COMPLETE abolishment of ICE
- To show that we are firmly against the unconstitutional acts of ICE on people across the nation
On Tuesday, a post read, in part:…