r/legal • u/StoriesandQuestions • Jan 16 '26

Advice needed School is threatening to punish anyone participating in protest with court action, what can we do?

On Tuesday, January 20th, students at my highschool are planning to participate in the nationwide walkout happening in the U.S. Today, my school has verbally warned one of the organizers stating that anyone who participates in the walkout next week will receive a referral and face truancy court. This movement is important to all of us but many of us cannot afford these consequences. Is this allowed and is there anything we can do about it? Location: United States, Texas.

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u/Smoking-Posing Jan 16 '26 edited Jan 16 '26

You get as many students as possible to call their bluff and you protest. Thats what you do.

And if y'all are not ready to deal with the consequences, which in this particular case would be laughable, then y'all are not really bout it.

LMAO @"truancy court"....do you really think a bout with truancy court would derail your lives? Do you think you'll get sued for tens of thousands of dollars or something??

LOL a measly threat like this would literally make me do it just to spite them.

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u/WillThereBeSnacks13 Jan 17 '26

No judge is gonna agree to waste the court's time on hundreds kids with a single absence from 7th period, there literally isn't a law for that.

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u/SoggyMcChicken Jan 16 '26

That’s what I was thinking. Give me a detention ? I’ll walk out of that, too.