On Tuesday, hundreds of high school students from the Washington, D.C., public schools took their turn to walk out of class to protest the results of the presidential election, marching from the new Trump Hotel to the Lincoln Memorial to the White House, accompanied by teachers and administrators.
Students say even though some are not old enough to vote, they still have a voice and want to be heard #DCPSWalkOut
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) November 15, 2016
By passer is questioning teacher involvement in students skipping class
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) November 15, 2016
#DCPS school students @ Trump Hotel in protest @wusa9 pic.twitter.com/vLJFHlUGFM
— Elizabeth Jia (@EJia9) November 15, 2016
Look how angry these students are; the results of the election have truly enraged them.
Eastern high schoolers walk out & protest President-Elect Donald Trump . Their signs read "NOT MY PRESIDENT" @wusa9 #wusa #dc #news pic.twitter.com/r3ekwhxhD8
— Ileana Diaz (@IleanaMDiaz) November 15, 2016
Collared blue shirt guy: Go back to school, Trump won, give him a chance @wusa9 #dcps #students #protest pic.twitter.com/1H7m2dMLIE
— Elizabeth Jia (@EJia9) November 15, 2016
Serious question: just how much of a protest walk-out is this if the students are accompanied by school administrators, who say they have a plan in place to escort the students and return them to school safely? There doesn’t seem to be much risk in walking out of school if your teacher comes along with you; that’s a field trip, not a student walk-out.
Administrators marching with the students: "We are here supporting our students" https://t.co/YgtIEd2xC9
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) November 15, 2016
School admin says they're planning to return the kids back to school safely. There is a plan in place. Meeting points and lists of students
— WUSA9 (@wusa9) November 15, 2016
Anti Trump protesters continue up Pa Ave to Capitol. @wusa9 #dcpswalkout. pic.twitter.com/11LQaIyUrx
— Bruce Leshan (@BruceLeshan) November 15, 2016
DC students at the Lincoln memorial pic.twitter.com/fkhpSiJTBY
— Allison (@allison_f_a) November 15, 2016
#BREAKING: Hundreds sitting-in at the Lincoln Memorial against Trump. #DCPSwalkout pic.twitter.com/mWnLGpkxZo
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) November 15, 2016
Park police have closed the Lincoln Memorial pic.twitter.com/8CUdJKXFuJ
— Arash Azizzada آرش (@87films) November 15, 2016
At the foot of the Lincoln Memorial. #DCPSwalkout pic.twitter.com/HzkqNh2uzT
— Alejandro Alvarez (@aletweetsnews) November 15, 2016
This flag led a few 1000 teens from Trump Hotel to the Capitol, Washington Monument, Lincoln Memorial, and the White House. #dcpswalkout pic.twitter.com/ZlBXUUkjyI
— Shawn Kittelsen (@kittelsen) November 15, 2016
"This is what democracy looks like" #dcpswalkout pic.twitter.com/iXFqiuY2Nl
— Carolyn Phenicie (@cphenicie) November 15, 2016
We would have sworn democracy looked a little more like the photos we saw last week of adults standing in line to vote.
That Lincoln Memorial looks like all the kids who were catching Pokemon instead of voting
— Chris Ford (@DCSportsNexus) November 15, 2016
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Disarm the police? Who wants to hear more demands from Oakland high schoolers? https://t.co/9iNq4DtLNh
— Twitchy Team (@TwitchyTeam) November 15, 2016
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