Kids I care about have gone to these things. Grown adults are showing up to harass - “roll coal” in the kids faces, throw things from cars.

Mustang public schools suspended all children who walked out, with support of the governor of Oklahoma.

People almost seemed to get a hard on at the idea of hurting these children in Facebook comments.

  • apftwb@lemmy.world
    133·
    11 days ago

    Sensationalized title.

    The fight was between multiple students. From what I can tell the protest still continued.

    FOX23 also spoke with a freshman at Will Rogers High School who shared the following statement:

    “What happened today shouldn’t represent Rogers or its students as a whole. The incident occurred between only a certain group of kids and believe me, all of us students are very upset about it because we just want our voices to be heard. We know how bad this may look for us, but today’s events don’t reflect on anyone except for the students who acted recklessly.”

    Video included.

    https://www.fox23.com/news/local/will-rogers-students-pepper-sprayed-after-walkout-leads-to-fight/article_a0709bc0-0d1b-4710-ac9b-4684dc5e5297.html

    • andros_rex@lemmy.worldOP
      13·
      11 days ago

      I’ve been expected to break up fights in the only district in Oklahoma worse than TPS, and I managed to never need to pepper spray or send anyone to the hospital.