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Texas School District to Punish Students Protesting Gun Violence

HeadlineFeb 23, 2018

Meanwhile, a Texas school district has threatened to suspend any student taking part in a walkout or holding a protest in solidarity with nationwide student demonstrations against guns. Writing on the Facebook page of the Needville Independent School District near Houston, Superintendent Curtis Rhodes warned, “Please be advised that the Needville ISD will not allow a student demonstration during school hours for any type of protest or awareness!!”

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