Teachers, school administrators, and unions across the country are organizing student walkouts to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE), pulling children out of classrooms and into what have become volatile left-wing demonstrations. Because nothing says “education” like turning minors into political foot soldiers.
In Issaquah, Washington, teachers at Issaquah High School helped students launch an anti-ICE protest that quickly turned violent when participants reportedly assaulted a mother. After the confrontation, Principal Erin Connolly acknowledged there had been violence but brushed it aside because there were no “serious injuries.” She did not condemn the attack and instead emphasized that students had a right to protest.
The same day, teachers led middle school students into another protest in Issaquah, which also devolved into violence and property destruction. Apparently, lesson plans now include civil disorder.
Elsewhere, reports indicate the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) has been planning what it calls ICE “resistance” and using students to push a political agenda. According to materials obtained by Defending Education, UTLA circulated planning documents encouraging the use of school resources as a “form of resistance” against ICE and urged teachers to “engage students in community self-defense” by offering school “service learning hours.”
In Dallas, Texas, students walked out of school and blocked traffic during an anti-ICE protest, creating safety risks for themselves and others. Walkouts continue nationwide, taking children out of the security of school grounds and placing them in the middle of tense, unpredictable demonstrations.
These incidents show how far activist educators are willing to go to inject politics into classrooms, even when it exposes kids to danger and violence. Schools are meant to protect students and prepare them for the future, not march them into chaos.
The encouraging part is that these actions are being noticed and questioned. Parents, communities, and responsible leaders are pushing back against the misuse of schools for political theater. And that means there is still hope that classrooms will return to what they should be — places for learning, safety, and common sense.
