My View: Lets build fences, not tear down gates

It started with an anonymous Facebook profile, named Susana Martinez, created by a student at Capital High School. Over the next week, a series of posts followed, encouraging a student walkout at both Capital High School and Santa Fe High School on Monday, Feb. 24, to protest the new PARCC exams. The Facebook page read, This walk out has to be all school day so we can get the attention we need from our governor. We will refuse to work and refuse to comply to any orders since it is our right to peacefully protest, dont be worried about getting in trouble Be ready to be outside for more than a couple hours Do not pull any fire alarms, be rude to teachers, make any conflict between each other. When outside go to your designated fire drill area, do not go on any roads.

But thats not what happened. Moments after students left class around 10:30 a.m. Monday, many began walking to their cars and out onto the street, leaving school grounds. Granted, it was bitter cold outside, so maybe no one should have expected shivering students to stand out in the freezing wind all day long. Security guards rushed about, shutting gates and blocking the roads, but not before many students had left. One student used a tow line to pull down a parking lot gate, resulting in the gate being damaged and that student being charged with destruction of property over $1,000.

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My View: Lets build fences, not tear down gates