Dewey Students Walk-Out and Shout Out to Satellite

Students defend Dewey from closure in afternoon walk-out
by Rachel Cromidas, at 3:03 pm 

Bolstered by the city’s unflinching plan to close John Dewey High School this June, students from the South Brooklyn campus added a walk-out to their growing resumé of protest actions this afternoon.

"Today’s walk-out was inspired by a city-wide campaign begun by the advocacy group the Grassroots Education Movement called “Fight Back Friday.” Other school communities have participated in Fight Back Friday protests, including Herbert H. Lehman High School and Schomburg Satellite Academy, a transfer school where students also planned to walk out today." [Teachers were not involved in the planning of the student-led and organized walk-out].

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