Becker students demand district do better on racism, homophobia after recent incidents About four dozen students walked out in protest Monday. April 20, 2021 9:23am Text size Copy shortlink:
BECKER – A social media post inferring pride flags were replacing American flags inside Becker schools brought simmering tensions to the surface recently in this central Minnesota city of 4,800.
That untrue inference, partnered with recent incidents of bullying, verbal attacks and physical confrontations between students based on race or sexual orientation, is pushing students to call for change.
About four dozen high school students walked out Monday afternoon as part of the statewide walkout organized by Minnesota Teen Activists.
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Students hold signs during a walkout at Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn., where participants spoke, sang and did trauma-healing exercises together on the football field Monday. Nicole Neri/MPR News After Daunte Wright, I was like, Really? It hasn t even been a year since George Floyd died, Williams said. I was just like, we need to do something. So I started brainstorming, getting ideas from other students and I came about a walkout. That s one way we can get our voices heard.
Williams, 17, is a senior at Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn. As she was coordinating plans with other students for her school s walkout, she learned that high schoolers in other parts of the state were doing the same.
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Originally published on April 20, 2021 12:26 pm After Daunte Wright, I was like, Really? It hasn t even been a year since George Floyd died, Williams said. I was just like, we need to do something. So I started brainstorming, getting ideas from other students and I came about a walkout. That s one way we can get our voices heard.
Williams, 17, is a senior at Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn. As she was coordinating plans with other students for her school s walkout, she learned that high schoolers in other parts of the state were doing the same.
Students pose for photos during a walkout at Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn. (Nicole Neri/MPR News) After Daunte Wright, I was like, Really? It hasn t even been a year since George Floyd died, Williams said. I was just like, we need to do something. So I started brainstorming, getting ideas from other students and I came about a walkout. That s one way we can get our voices heard.
Williams, 17, is a senior at Tartan High School in Oakdale, Minn. As she was coordinating plans with other students for her school s walkout, she learned that high schoolers in other parts of the state were doing the same.
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