Overview
- Organizers report that students at over 200 high schools across Colorado plan walkouts to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement, with actions set for Friday.
- Sixteen-year-old Bre Kennedy, a Grandview High School student and co-founder of the Colorado Youth Coalition, helped organize the effort after flyers and posts went viral on social platforms.
- Organizers say a Youth Coalition post exceeded 200,000 views and that outreach by direct messages and local organizers expanded the effort from a few schools into a statewide action.
- Denver-area plans are decentralized and varied by school, with some participants planning post-walkout gatherings at La Alma Park and districts such as DPS, BVSD, and CCSD saying they will respect students’ First Amendment rights.
- Experts and organizers note the protests build on January demonstrations and that lasting political influence will depend on whether students sustain organization, build coalitions, and follow up beyond a single day.