Letter: Lakewood district failed to protect students who walked out for protest

I recently read an article posted on HeraldNet referencing a walkout by students attending Lakewood High School and Maddle School (“Lakewood student walkout ends after man makes alleged threats,” The Herald, Feb. 6). I am very concerned that the schools allow students to participate in such events where they are led to believe it’s OK. The district spokesperson, Kristina Bowman, was quoted as saying that “it was not a school- of district-sponsored event.” Does this mean that each of of these particiapting students received and unexcused absence from class or some other reprimand, or are we just going to allow the behavior because the kids are just expressing themselves in reference to actions by Immigration and Customs Enforcement that they deem to be immoral?