The Texas Education Agency has issued new guidance on student walkouts, and honestly, kids, it’s still worth doing if you feel strongly about something.
Walkouts aren’t new, and they don’t always come with a political agenda. Sometimes students walk out because a favorite teacher was treated unfairly. Sometimes it’s to support a fellow student. Sometimes it is political. The point is: students have always used walkouts as a way to say, “Hey, something matters to us.”
Sure—math, reading, and the basics matter. But high school, especially junior and senior year, is a launchpad into adulthood. I can honestly say my entire senior year in Texas was more about preparing for real life than anything I learned in whatever forgettable classes I had. So if something is weighing on your heart or your conscience, and you feel you need to be heard, I believe that outweighs just about any punishment the school dishes out…