Students at Williamsburg-James City County’s high schools walked out of class for a 15-minute protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement today.
Williamsburg Watch observed students walk out of Warhill and Lafayette high schools for the protests, which began at 1 p.m.
Thousands of students have been protesting ICE deportations at schools in Richmond and Northern Virginia this month.
“Student groups at each of the three high schools approached their administrators regarding a walkout,” a school spokesperson told us. “ WJCC does not sanction or endorse the walkouts. Our role is to ensure safety of participants and non-participants.”
Williamsburg Watch was not allowed on the high school campuses, which had been reinforced with some additional police presence in addition to normal security. So we apologize for the poor pictures, due to distance.
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