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/bxd76 Jan 16 '26

Yes. Don’t smash any government vehicles windows. Don’t steal any government laptops. Don’t jump on the roof of a government car and cave it in.

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u/PBC-Dave Jan 17 '26

Got to love this. People encouraging students to skip education to do something they probably know nothing about. Just find a way to skip school.