New Jersey High School Students to Walk Out of Classes & March to Protest Proposed School Cuts

High school students from seven Newark, NJ, schools to walk out of classes and march to protest school cuts proposed by Gov. Chris Christie.

Thousands of Newark, N.J., high school students are expected to walk out of classes and march to the school board building to protest cuts in after school programs and layoff being proposed by Gov. Chris Christie (R) According to the Facebook site, more than 16,000 students plan to leave school between 8 a.m. and 4 p.m.

Students from seven high schools in Newark are expected to walk out at 1 p.m. and march to the school board building at 2 Cedar St. to protest cuts in after school programs and layoffs. Students from around the state are expected to participate in similar marches throughout the day.

The protests were initiated by Michelle Ryan Lauto, an 18-year-old college student who spent her high school years in Bergen County. Lauto, said she set up a Facebook event page about a month ago encouraging the walkouts. By Monday evening, more than 16,000 people said they’d be participating — a number that was rising by hundreds every few hours.

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