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Cops Threaten Wallace HS Protesters

A walkout protest by students at Wallace High School ended abruptly when they were told by police that they'd be arrested and have to spend the night in jail, according to a parent who sent the information to Mike Perry/KHQ. The students walked out of class around noon today to show their dissastisfaction for state Superintendent of Schools Tom Luna's proposed overhaul of Idaho's public education system. You can see a video of the protest here (caution: S-bomb ahead)

  • Keith Erickson: My youngest daughter attends LCHS and says there is widespread dissatisfaction (not her word) for Luna’s proposal. There was a planned walkout yesteray, but she says “there were cops at every door” to deter the walkout so it never transpired.

Question: Are you surprised more high school students in North Idaho haven't walked out in protest?



D.F. Oliveria
D.F. (Dave) Oliveria joined The Spokesman-Review in 1984. He currently is a columnist and compiles the Huckleberries Online blog and writes about North Idaho in his Huckleberries column.

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