{"id":144827,"date":"2026-01-22T15:42:25","date_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:42:25","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/144827\/"},"modified":"2026-01-22T15:42:25","modified_gmt":"2026-01-22T15:42:25","slug":"high-school-students-join-nationwide-walkout","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/144827\/","title":{"rendered":"High School Students Join Nationwide Walkout"},"content":{"rendered":"

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Pacifica High School Students \u2013 more than 50 of them- walked out of their final period class at 2 pm sharp on Tuesday, January 20, and began demonstrating on the corner of Lampson and Knott in Garden Grove. They joined a reported 1,000 Orange County residents participating in a nationwide walkout.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>\u201cOne year into Trump\u2019s second regime, we face an escalating fascist threat,\u201d says the Free America Walkout website. Tens of thousands across the country signed up for the January 20th walkout of school, commerce, and work on the first anniversary of President Trump\u2019s return to office. Dozens of supporters joined the students in filling all four corners of the intersection as drivers rolled by, blaring their horns.<\/p>\n

For student organizer Skye Cervantes, the fatal shooting of activist Renee Nicole Good by a federal agent in Minneapolis was a call to action. \u201cI think that that was a terrible event that could have been prevented if ICE had been de-escalated or even abolished. It is an organization that is terrorizing our communities, taking apart families, and we need to put an end to it.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The Guardian news publication has been tracking ICE data and calculated the total number of people the Trump Administration has arrested at more than 328,000 and deported nearly 327,000. President Trump had vowed to pursue undocumented \u201cviolent criminals,\u201d but the government\u2019s own statistics show the largest group of arrestees have no criminal convictions of any kind. Facilities nationwide have been plagued by allegations of inhumane and cruel treatment, which the administration denies.<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>The killing of Renee Good, shot while attempting to drive her vehicle away from ICE agents, triggered massive demonstrations across the country. \u201cShe was an innocent woman, a mother,
a wife. She was an observer. She was just trying to protect her community,\u201d says Cervantes.<\/p>\n

Supporters came from nearby cities, including Assembly candidate and former NFL punter Chris Kluwe from Huntington Beach. \u201cIt is great to see a younger generation recognizing the severity of the moment and being willing to show up and do something about it. I am very proud of everyone here.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"\"<\/a>Also proud was William Gonzalez. The Marine Corps veteran of the Vietnam War had difficulty walking, but came to show his support for the students. \u201cThey are the future. They are standing up for their neighbors because families should be together, not apart.\u201d<\/p>\n

Cervantes and her team at Pacifica braved pushback to make the walkout happen. \u201cWe got a lot of backlash on one of our posts that we made, and I really thought that would discourage people,\u201d said Cervantes. \u201cI thought that the school issuing a notice about giving out detentions for this would make people not want to go, but there are so many people out here, and it really shows that we understand that we have power in our voices. I am so unbelievably proud of them, and it could just make me cry.\u201d<\/p>\n

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