WASHINGTON 鈥� High school students in Prince George鈥檚 County, Maryland, walked out of their classes on Friday, continuing the wave of student protests aimed at President-elect Donald Trump.
A spokeswoman for Prince George鈥檚 County Public Schools confirmed that about 100 Suitland High School students left their classrooms on Friday. Students at Northwestern and Parkdale high schools apparently also walked out as part of the protest.
Also, about 15 students left G. James Gholson Middle School in Hyattsville.
A Twitter account linked to the protests instructed demonstrators to march to various meeting points in Prince George’s County.
Nationwide, young people who were upset at Trump鈥檚 victory have been staging protests across the country. 鈥� everywhere from the D.C. suburbs to the California coast.
Last week, holding signs and chanting 鈥淣ot my president.鈥�
Most of the subsequent protests had been peaceful, though on Wednesday, a 15-year-old boy wearing one of the Trump campaign鈥檚 鈥淢ake America Great Again鈥� hats鈥� the first reported instance of physical violence tied to local anti-Trump protests.
A 17-year-old is facing charges in the assault.
students to stop protesting during school hours and has warned that students may face disciplinary action if they did not comply.
海角社区app’s Kristi King contributed to this report.
