Perhaps this has more meaning regarding the future of this nation and its adherence to Constitutionally guaranteed ‘free speech’ provisions than all of the Roseanne and David Hogg scripted shows. News and commentary below.
Empty class-rooms caused by abortion. Not the pro-life 17 minute walk-out, the legal existence of it and the compounding promotion of it in schools. You would think more teachers, and administrators would be all about alleviating this situation.
Student Launches Pro-Life Walkout: ‘I Want to Test if There’s a Double Standard’ Via Breitbart :
A Sacramento, California, high school junior’s plan for a national student walkout on April 11 is inspired by his pro-life values and his strong conviction that all students have First Amendment rights to stand for their principles.
I have officially announced the pro-life walkout that i am organizing. It is going to take place on Wednesday, April 11th at 10:00 am. The walkout will last for 17 minutes. We encourage students across the country to participate in a stand for #life
— Brandon Gillespie (@bgillie13) March 22, 2018
In an interview with Breitbart News, Brandon Gillespie (pictured)– a student at Rocklin High School – said he met with his principal last Friday to discuss his plan for a pro-life student walkout to protest abortion.
“I asked him for the exact same accommodations that were given to the students who held the previous walkout on March 14, and he was not able to give me a direct answer on whether or not I was able to have this pro-life walkout,” Gillespie said. “He told me he has to go talk to certain administrators and people in the school district before he can give me a direct answer. So, he told me he will be getting back to me on April 2.”
Gillespie notes, however, that while currently he cannot be certain his school will allow the pro-life walkout, he does know the walkout is already slated to occur in schools throughout the country as a result of his social media campaign.
“Initially I just started through social media, using the hashtag #Life,” he explained. “And the word has just spread – just through social media pretty much, through different media outlets and stuff, and just me going and doing interviews with people. People have been reaching out to me and saying, ‘I love your cause,’ and ‘I love what you’re doing,’ and ‘I’m going to do this at my school.’”
Gillespie said his hope is to engage as many people as possible in the pro-life movement.
Students participating in the pro-life walkout on April 11 will walk out of their schools at 10:00 a.m. in all time zones for 17 minutes – as did students who participated in the gun control walkout on March 14.
On April 11th, students across the country are invited to participate in the #prolifewalkout. We are here to help with free resources and legal assistance.
Sign up today at https://t.co/pa1FwHcTya
— Students for Life (@Students4LifeHQ) March 29, 2018
Asked if he is primarily organizing the walkout because he is pro-life or because he is challenging a potential double standard in public schools that allowed a student walkout during instructional time over promotion of a progressive issue such as gun control, Gillespie responded, “It’s a little bit of both.”
“So, yes, I’m very pro-life – I’m against abortion,” he continued. “So, that’s the biggest thing. But, also, I really want to test and see if there is a double standard at schools because the previous walkout on March 14 was school-sanctioned and it was for gun control. So, I wanted to test the schools and see if they would allow a more conservative topic. That’s why I’m doing this; but, yes, I am also very pro-life.”
Will you participate in the #ProLifeWalkout on Wednesday, April 11th, 10:00am local time? pic.twitter.com/CvEctdW314
— Students for Life (@Students4LifeHQ) March 29, 2018
Gillespie said his history teacher, Julianne Benzel, was the main inspiration for his idea to launch the pro-life walkout.
“She’s the one who motivated me to do this because she questioned the school about whether it would give the same courtesy to a group of students that wanted to protest something else, for example, abortion,” he explained. “So, that’s exactly what I’m doing. I’m testing to see if the school district will give the same courtesy. She’s really who inspired me to do this.”
Benzel was placed on paid leave last week for questioning whether students against abortion would be permitted to walk out of class in the same way thousands of students walked out of class during instruction time on March 14 to promote gun control.
Complaints were made against Benzel by some parents and students who said her questions to her students were “anti-abortion,” resulting in the teacher being placed on leave.
“[If schools] are going to allow one group of students to get up during class and walk out to protest one issue, would they still give the same courtesy to another group of students who wanted to get up and walk out to protest?” she asked, according to Fox News Insider. “And I used the example of abortion.”
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