Hundreds Of High School Students Walk Out Of Class
DENVER (CBS4)- Hundreds of high school students walked out of class in protest on Friday afternoon.
Hundreds of students from Lincoln High School, along with middle and high school students from DSST, Denver School of Science and Technology College View campus, walked out of class and marched down Federal Boulevard towards Evans Avenue about 1 p.m. on Friday.
People are scared to be deported," said one protester.
Copter4 flew over the crowd that carried signs as they marched. They congregated for a short time in the parking lot of a mercado.
The students told CBS4's Jennifer Brice they were protesting President-Elect Donald Trump. They carried signs that read "Pro America, Anti Trump" and "My Students Matter- Our VOICE Matters" along with some that denounced racism.
"We know we can't change that he's elected and president, but that doesn't mean that we can't fight for what we have to say," said student Karsyne Lane.
School administrators said it's their job to keep the students safe so they accompanied them on the walkout.
"We do want to do this on campus but we respect them enough to let them have their voice and events like this," said Denver Public Schools spokesman Will Jones.
Students said the protest was organized mostly to tell the president-elect that illegal immigrants living in this country are valuable.
"How valuable immigrants and undocumented are to this country. I know a lot of people say they're taking from the system when we're contributing so much to it," said student Chartri Phinpraphate.
Students from Boulder High School walked out of class on Wednesday to protest the election of Donald Trump as president.
