At a school in North Carolina, he was the only one of 700 students who walked out

[livingston]

At a school in North Carolina, he was the only one of 700 students who walked out
At 10 a.m. Wednesday, Justin Blackman got up from his desk and calmly walked out of Mr. Mendez's Spanish class. When he got outside, he discovered he was the only one.

Of the approximately 700 students at Wilson Preparatory Academy in Wilson, North Carolina, 16-year-old Justin was in a company of one during the national school walkout.

For 17 minutes, he said he stood by himself. He said he was disappointed no one joined him.

Earlier in the morning, the teen spoke with classmates about the walkout, but they didn't seem to know about it, he said.

Undeterred, when the time came, he stepped out by himself.

"I'm walking out for the national walk out," he said he told his teacher. "And he just let me go."

Shortly after, the teen uploaded a video on Twitter.

"Umm... hello Twitter, there's going to be like six people watching this hopefully," he says in the video.

"It's National Walkout Day, I'm the only one from my school out here."
At a school in North Carolina, he was the only one of 700 students who walked out

 

[GOPerfect]

Bet he felt pretty stupid! Ignorant little kids!

 

[SmallGameAddict]

Well, I respect the kid for standing up for his beliefs. Then again, I'm glad his beliefs were by far the minority opinion.

 

[Darth]

Always trying to keep the Blackman down.

 

[camper4lyfe]

Well, I respect the kid for standing up for his beliefs. Then again, I'm glad his beliefs were by far the minority opinion.

I've been saying this the past few days. I disagree with the message these kids are trying to get across, but I respect them for standing up for what they think is right. (only the ones that walked out because of it, not just as a way to get out of class for a little while).

 

[innkeeper]

Read this else where



My son asked if he could walk out in protest today...here's how the conversation went...
Son: is it ok if I protest on Wednesday?
Me: protest what? Why would you do that?
Son: protests initiate change; they bring awareness to the issue
Me: yes, like what...
Son: like civil rights; people had to protest for the right to vote, etc (he went on)
Me: that's true! Protests can be a great catalyst. So what are you protesting?
Son: gun laws
Me: and what are the current gun laws?
Son: I don't know, but they need to change
Me: how do you know that if you don't know what they are? Who makes the gun laws? Whose attention are you trying to get? State, federal, local...?
Son: I don't know
Me: then no, you may not protest in ignorance. You don't protest something just bc everyone else is doing it. What is happening in our schools is wrong, and scary, and sad, and yes, some things need to change. But you must educate yourself before you can be an agent of change.
...I'm all about protesting for change, for justice, and being passionate about a cause; I'm not about blindly following the crowd in ignorance...

 

[camper4lyfe]

Read this else where



My son asked if he could walk out in protest today...here's how the conversation went...
Son: is it ok if I protest on Wednesday?
Me: protest what? Why would you do that?
Son: protests initiate change; they bring awareness to the issue
Me: yes, like what...
Son: like civil rights; people had to protest for the right to vote, etc (he went on)
Me: that's true! Protests can be a great catalyst. So what are you protesting?
Son: gun laws
Me: and what are the current gun laws?
Son: I don't know, but they need to change
Me: how do you know that if you don't know what they are? Who makes the gun laws? Whose attention are you trying to get? State, federal, local...?
Son: I don't know
Me: then no, you may not protest in ignorance. You don't protest something just bc everyone else is doing it. What is happening in our schools is wrong, and scary, and sad, and yes, some things need to change. But you must educate yourself before you can be an agent of change.
...I'm all about protesting for change, for justice, and being passionate about a cause; I'm not about blindly following the crowd in ignorance...

Well said