Little Rock Central students walk out in protest of Sarah Sanders education bill

[Yo_Mama_Been_Loggin]

Source: ABC News

Storied Little Rock Central High School, cited by Sarah Huckabee Sanders' campaign as formative in her rise to the Arkansas governor's mansion, was the site Friday of a student walkout to protest the cornerstone of her legislative agenda -- the LEARNS Act, a massive education reform bill Sanders vows will be a "blueprint" for the nation.

During the school's third period, at 1 p.m., several hundred students left classes and flooded the lawn of the historic institution, where in 1957 nine Black students were escorted by federal troops to enforce the landmark Supreme Court ruling in Brown v. Board of Education, which ended the concept of "separate but equal" schools.

The walkout, organized by the school's Student Council, Young Leftists Club, Black Student Union and Gay-Straight Alliance, among other clubs, comes after a group of students penned an open letter to Sanders voicing strong concerns with the legislation and asking she not use the school's name to advance her agenda.

"Ambition. Personality. Opportunity. Preparation. Carved into the face of the monumental Little Rock Central High School, four statues overlook the campus grounds, each representing a different principle for which the school stands," the letter begins. "Almost a century after these pillars were embedded into the walls of the building, Central High remains a beacon for these fundamental components of education. Today, because of Governor Sarah Huckabee Sanders and her omnibus education bill, the proposed LEARNS Act, these ideals are in danger."

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She wants to make the rest of the nation as dumb she is? Stay in your lane Sarah.

[mountain grammy]

1. Good for these kids.

They're waking up, or woke. Whatever, a large group of high school kids here in CO visited the legislature today to demand action on gun violence.

[raccoon]

14. These young people give me hope for the future.

[SouthernDem4ever]

2. The Pit-Bull in Pearls strikes again

[SheltieLover]

8. That's an insult to Pitties!

[jstephenj]

12. The Possum Pearl of Politics.

Think female Bluto from the Popeye cartoons. I always think of that character whenever I see and hear that blumpkin hayseed open her mouth. Not one to body shame, but I'm relieved that this woman can't leverage sex appeal to sanitize her toxicity, whether it be a mouthpiece for TFG or as the current governor of Arkansas.

[Cracklin Charlie]

23. Pearl is perfect!

I call her parents Jethro and Jethrine!

[peppertree]

3. HICKABEE Sanders

Thankyouverymuch.

[Grokenstein]

13. It might be dated now, but I go with

"Sarah Hucky-Boo-Boo."

[Bernardo de La Paz]

16. Harrah Suck-a-bee Sanders . . . nt

[Diamond_Dog]

4. And the GOP thinks Sarah will attract the youth vote!

[SheltieLover]

9. ...

P

[ShazzieB]

11. Hah!!

There aren't enough eyerolls in the world to express what I think of her chances or appealing to young voters. This will have to do for a start:

[Diamond_Dog]

19. Nazi youth, maybe!

[Initech]

5. Good. Fuck Sarah Sandwrs and fuck Fox News.

[SoCalDavidS]

6. Have They Been Expelled Yet?

I'm sure the state will want to make examples out of them.

[OldBaldy1701E]

22. That is what I am waiting for, to be honest. (n/t)

[TomSlick]

7. Sarah's plan will take money from public schools

to fund vouchers for wealthy parents to send their children to private - often parochial - schools. The intent appears to be to destroy public education.

[SheltieLover]

10. Qpukes intent is to pootinize all of our beloved institutions to put them on par with pootin's

military, while stuffing their pockets with our money.

No thanks.

Hi Tom.

[paleotn]

18. Always has been.

Publicly funded education is communism in the minds of many of them. If they can't destroy it entirely, they want to control its narrative to produce compliant worker bees who can't think for themselves.

[Joinfortmill]

15. It's a full on fascist movement and we need to root out the money backing it.

[Timeflyer]

17. Oppose rThug state autocratic attempts to privatize public education by stealing tax payer $$.

Proud of these students. Vouchers for private schools is a grift by huge conservative donor groups to milk tax payers and control curriculum. Profits would be used to fund the purchase of compliant politicians who'll write laws to their $$$ advantage. No true concern for students, just greed.

[twodogsbarking]

20. I support their efforts. Bet they get a lot of shit over it.

[republianmushroom]

21. like it

[Hortensis]

24. Over 1000 students from this HS on Friday. I'm hoping to see students

at other AR schools inspired to do the same, but don't see anything yet. Little Rock's the capital, of course, so its students are likely to be more aware and feel more hooked in.

GOOD for them, in any case!