Tomorrow is the National Student Walkout against the war, celebrated on the anniversary (that seems too cheery a word) of bush's re-stealing of the White House.
Unfortunately, many in the educational community are not sympathetic to protesters. In high school, there was a walkout in March 2003 when the war began, and every class missed warranted an hour detention, not to mention you get an automatic zero on any tests you miss if you have an "unexcused absence."
All this bureaucracy and rule-mongering is stifling our rebellious spirit. I guess that's what it's supposed to do, but you'd think with public education taking such a beating from the current administration, they would cut their students a little slack. But then again, I'm just a dreamer.
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