Rise up: America’s students stage school walkouts following Trump victory

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This week's shock election result has spun millions into a cycle of disbelief and grief but many of the country's youth have defiantly sprung into action.

Across the U.S., college and even high school students are walking out of classrooms, marching through the streets and chanting in the name of social justice and opposition to the Donald Trump presidency.

High schools students from Berkeley, Calif. to Des Moines, Iowa have staged walk-outs sometimes involving thousands of students, advocating the rights of immigrants, women, the LGBTQ community, people of color, and basically all Americans. Read more...

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