Oklahoma pupils cut class to protest proposed education cuts

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Oklahoma pupils cut class to protest proposed education cuts

February 25, 2018

BARTLESVILLE, Okla. (AP) — Hundreds of Oklahoma high school students symbolically cut class to protest proposed state education funding cuts.

Bartlesville High School students walked out Friday in a demonstration on the football field that lasted 22 minutes. Students said that was one minute for each million that would be cut.

Students occasionally cheered and broke into a chant of "22" as they approached onlookers. Some carried hand-made signs with sayings such as "We Love Our Teachers."

Teachers are considering a similar, statewide demonstration to get lawmakers' attention.

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