Hands Up Don't Shoot: High School Kids Leave Class to Protest

Corwin Parks | December 2, 2014
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McCluer North High School students in Florissant, Missouri walked out mid-class to protest the grand jury's decision not to indict Officer Darren Wilson. They marched from the high school on Waterford Drive to about 10897 Florissant Ave, which is about 3.1 miles, this being done at around 1pm in the afternoon. 


We stopped and talked to a woman walking in the neighborhood. She told us that her daughter goes to that shool and that she found out that her daughter was protesting via a photo on Facebook. When she called her daughter, the daughter said, "Mom, I'm protesting." Interestingly enough, the school did not notify the parents of a student walk-out - but, they did send teachers to chaperone.