This is not the first student walkout in support of ethnic studies. On January 12, about 200 Cholla High School students walked out in support of the program.
Another school week, another walkout for TUSD students.
About 400 walked from Pueblo, Cholla, Tucson High and Wakefield Schools.
Their destination, TUSD headquarters.
It’s part of a peaceful protest against the governing board’s decision to ax the Mexican-American Studies program.
“You’re protesting in a way that I think is appropriate and I think that you need to make sure that we, on the governing board, hear you,” said TUSD governing board member Adelita Grijalva.
“2281 is unconstitutional. It targets only one group, Mexican-Americans. It targets only one program, Mexican-American studies. All of the other ethnic programs, according to Huppenthal and Horne, are fine, and, again, we have a problem with that,” said Mexican-American Studies advisory board member Raul Aguirre.
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