17 Minutes Walkout Observed in ABC Schools
ABCFT YOUnion Special Report
Students from across the district participated in the 17 minute moment of silence to honor the seventeen victims of the Florida, Parkland tragedy last month. A giant thank you to the teachers and administrators who worked with the ASB of their schools to design individual school tributes during the 17 minutes. Each school’s student body expressed themselves differently but with dignity and respect throughout. From the empty chairs, the loud protests of CHS to the somber students at AHS standing in a number seventeen we’ve gathered a few pictures and informational items to summarize the events of the day. Thanks to all for the pictures!!
American Federation of Teachers
Fighting for the right to rise by Randi Weingarten (AFT)
Mother Jones’ plea to “pray for the dead and fight like hell for the living” feels especially apt today. The horror of yet another gun massacre in an American school elicits “thoughts and prayers” from politicians who then “fight like hell”—not for the living, but against any restrictions on even the deadliest firearms. It’s clear who is fighting for the living: the young people who survived the rampage at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School and are insisting that there can be no return to business as usual for anyone doing the gun lobby’s bidding.
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Here are some pictures from across the district.
From Tracy HS
From Artesia HS
From Gahr HS
From Cerritos HS
Seventeen desk with bios of the fallen.
Some school districts encouraged students to exert their first ammendment right but other school districts were more controversal.
California districts prepare for gun control rallies
Students across California are preparing to stage 17-minute rallies at 10am tomorrow, along with schools all around the nation, honoring the 17 victims of the Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School shooting in Parkland, Florida last month, and call for tighter gun control laws. Many districts have agreed to let the protests go ahead with no repercussions for missed classroom time.Palo Alto, South San Francisco, San Mateo, and Sequoia are among those willing to let the students express themselves; San Mateo Superintendent Kevin Skelly said, “We feel outrage and pain and we want to make sure our voices are heard. And I hear the same thing from our staff. They are in the line of fire too. There’s a sense of urgency that I think everyone understands.” Others, including Milpitas, have refused to sanction any protest, with Superintendent Cheryl Jordan warning that those who participate will be marked as an unexcused absence.
In Unity
ABC Federation of Teachers
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