Apr 02, 2010 Filed in:
Song, David
David
Song, The Orange County Register
"The reason
we chose (to protest during class time) is because
people don't take students seriously if we're just
out there in the streets picketing," said rally
organizer David Song, 16, an Aliso Niguel High junior
and founder of the CUSD Student Association for
Teachers advocacy group. "But when students are
making sacrifices in their own education, people
listen. You must use civil disobedience sometimes to
get your message across." State law prohibits
students from exercising free speech at school if it
leads to "the violation of lawful school regulations,
or the substantial disruption of the orderly
operation of the school," according to state
Education Code Section 48907.
Tags: AVHS, Salaries, Teachers Union
Apr 02, 2010 Filed in:
Salter,
Charles
Charles
Salter , The Orange County Register
The 400 or so
Aliso Niguel High students who walked out of class
Friday morning to protest the 10.1 percent pay cut
imposed on Capistrano Unified teachers could be
facing detention, according to school officials.
"There will be consequences for their actions,"
Principal Charles Salter wrote in an e-mail to
parents just after 10 a.m. Friday. "That is a lesson
that must be learned. As I shared with one parent,
even
Martin Luther King Jr. and Ghandi served the
consequences for their civil disobedience."
Salter is
the Principal of Aliso Niguel High School in Aliso
Viejo.
Tags: AVHS, Salaries, Teachers Union
