Across the country, high school students organized walk-outs on Friday, Jan. 30, protesting the actions of Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) in solidarity with immigrant communities and protestors in Minneapolis, Minnesota.
In Carbondale, teenagers lined the roundabout with signs declaring their sentiments. In Glenwood Springs, the high school cancelled classes after nearly all teachers were absent. Sopris Sun Correspondent Mike de la Rosa witnessed “at least 200 high school students” march down Midland Avenue in Basalt.
Teachers greeted students at Roaring Fork High at the start of the day with a “walk-in,” showing support for immigrant families amid increasing ICE enforcement activity around the country and clashes with protestors. Most (but not all) of the students who left during the class to participate in the protest returned after lunch.
These protests took place days following an ICE arrest in Old Snowmass.