The student-led walkout was organized by three fifth-grade students who said they wanted to take action after hearing how House Bill 1608 could impact their school.
held a walk-out Monday afternoon to protest Indiana’s “Don’t Say Gay” bill which would restrict how teachers are able to discuss sexual orientation or gender identity in the classroom.
Brooks said she thought maybe 50 people would join Monday’s march but roughly double that number of students from third to seventh grade came out. CFI 27 is a K-8 school in the Indianapolis Public Schools district. “We are trying to protest to make sure that kids have rights and won’t be stopped from expressing their whole self,” Chavez said.
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