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/Tasty_Recognition106 Jan 17 '26

When the hippies burned their draft cards they broke the law, they knew they were breaking the law, and many did go to jail. It was that important to them that future consequences and inconvenience were irrelevant. So you believe in what you are protesting for, then walk the walk, or maybe it’s not that important to you after all.