{"id":24844,"date":"2025-10-27T01:59:22","date_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:59:22","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/24844\/"},"modified":"2025-10-27T01:59:22","modified_gmt":"2025-10-27T01:59:22","slug":"over-1000-high-school-students-across-san-diego-county-walk-out-for-environment","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.newsbeep.com\/us-ca\/24844\/","title":{"rendered":"Over 1,000 high school students across San Diego County walk out for environment"},"content":{"rendered":"

SAN DIEGO (FOX 5\/KUSI) \u2014 More than 1,000 students across 19 high schools in San Diego County participated in a state-wide walkout on Friday, urging lawmakers to pass climate related legislation<\/a>. <\/p>\n

Demonstrations, partnered with the Make Polluters Pay campaign, were organized by local youth activist groups such as Youth v. Oil and SanDiego350. Students walked out to bring awareness to Assembly Bill 1243, the 2025 Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act.<\/a><\/p>\n

\u201cYouth showed up today because we are terrified for our futures but not willing to stand on the sidelines,\u201d 15-year-old student and lead organizer Taarika Sethee said. \u201cWe are taking things into our own hands to demand that polluters pay for the damage they cause \u2013 not taxpayers our families.\u201d<\/p>\n

The state legislation requires fossil fuel refiners and extractors to pay into a superfund, calculated by their climate impact. These funds would then be used to mitigate disaster relief<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Students rallying for the legislation said that rather than fossil fuel companies, their generation are the ones currently paying the price for climate related disasters. <\/p>\n

\"Eastlake<\/p>\n

Eastlake High School students sign their names on a sign that reads \u201cDear Assemblymember please vote in support of the Make Polluters Pay Act.\u201d (SanDiego350 Climate Action \/ Photographer: McGarrah Wilson)<\/p>\n

\"University<\/p>\n

University City High School walkout to pass climate related legislation. (SanDiego350 Climate Action\/ Lyric Cabral | Survival Media Agency sma@survivalmediaagency.com)<\/p>\n

\"University<\/p>\n

University City High School walkout to pass climate related legislation. (SanDiego350 Climate Action\/ Lyric Cabral | Survival Media Agency sma@survivalmediaagency.com)<\/p>\n

\u201cMy future is on the line,\u201d Pacific Beach Middle School 7th grade student Megan Nguyen said. \u201cFossil fuel companies have misled the public, and fought regulation, and continue to make massive profits from furthering the climate crisis. Who will pay for the climate disasters they\u2019re causing?\u201d\u00a0 <\/p>\n

Students weren\u2019t alone in their walkouts, Chula Vista Sustainability Commission Chair Dr. Christos Korgan joined Otay Ranch High School students in demonstration. <\/p>\n

\u201cOtay Ranch students are showing what civic engagement looks like\u2014organized, informed, and focused on solutions,\u201d Korgan said in a statement. \u201cOur city\u2019s progress on climate depends on partnerships with young people who are ready to lead now, not later.\u201d<\/p>\n

\"Eastlake<\/p>\n

Eastlake High School walkout to pass climate related legislation. (SanDiego350 Climate Action \/ Photographer: McGarrah Wilson)<\/p>\n

\"Eastlake<\/p>\n

Eastlake High School walkout to pass climate related legislation. (SanDiego350 Climate Action \/ Photographer: McGarrah Wilson)<\/p>\n

\"Bonita<\/p>\n

Bonita Vista High School walkout to pass climate related legislation. (SanDiego350 Climate Action \/ Photographer: Ashley Mayorga)<\/p>\n

According to SanDiego350, the full list of walkouts at San Diego County schools include: <\/p>\n

Pacific Beach Middle School<\/p>\n

SD School of Creative and Performing Arts<\/p>\n

University City High School<\/p>\n

\u201cCalifornians are already reeling from wildfires, floods, and extreme heat,\u201d Eastlake High School Student Diego Sandoval said. \u201cWe\u2019re taking to the streets to demand passage of the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act to send a clear message that we won\u2019t let Big Oil continue to destroy our futures.\u201d <\/p>\n

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