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See store or call for details. 1107 Greenleaf Ave, Wilmette 847-865-8283 KashianBros.com D225 sends conflicting messages on student walkout Chris Pullam Contributing Editor Martin Carlino, Editor At both Glenbrook South and Glenbrook North, hundreds of students participated in a 17-minute demonstration to advocate for safe schools and honor the 17 individuals killed by a lone gunman at Marjory Stoneman Douglas High School. Since the National School Walkout, which began at 10 a.m. on Wednesday, March 14, wasn’t a school-sanctioned event, student organizers at District 225 couldn’t spread the word using the usual advertising outlets, such as the morning announcements or the student newspapers. Instead, organizers at GBS focused their efforts through social media, primarily Instagram, and a website: titanswalkout. weebly.com. At GBN, they relied on group chat text messages and word of mouth. But those efforts took an unexpected blow when district administration appeared to change its stance multiple times in the days prior to the walkout. As early as Feb. 26, students leaders from the Glenbrook schools tried cooperating with District 225 to ensure both parties could work together toward what GBN junior Zoe Shiman described as “a safe and impactful demonstration.” “We wanted to make sure that we were working with administration and More March 14 Coverage To see how other high schools across the North Shore handled March 14, please visit Northbrook- Tower.com with the school district as opposed to against them,” she said At GBN, organizers suggested that participating students meet in the enclosed courtyard. D225 granted that request, according to Shiman. At GBS, organizers originally planned to direct the walkout toward the front entrance, at the southeast end of the building closest to Pfingsten Road and West Lake Avenue, with the expectation that participating students would be marked unexcused, according to Abby Grant, GBS senior and student council president. However, district administration reached out to the GBS organizers and said students would be excused as long as everything ran smoothly and everyone was back in class by 10:30 a.m. D225 also suggested that participating GBS students congregate inside the Titan Dome, but many “felt that wasn’t accomplishing our goals,” Grant said. “We kind of compromised,” she added. “They suggested the Autos Courtyard, which is sheltered from the main road god forbid someone would be driving by and do something. In the Autos Courtyard, they could close the gates but we would still be visible from the road.” However, D225 sent Glenbrook students and parents an email on March 9 — after Grant, Shiman and their peers had already “compromised” with D225 — that discouraged students from participating in the walkout. “Students who elect to participate in the demonstration will be subject to school rules and attendance procedures as outlined in the Student- Parent Handbook,” the email said. “Walking out of a classroom will be considered an unexcused absence for the period of time that the student is out of the classroom. No credit will be given for work missed during the unexcused absence and teachers will not be required to replicate class activities.” The statement caused many students to question their participation on March 14. And according to Shiman, the message caught her and other student leaders off guard. “We were getting a lot of backlash from everyone who had been listening to us because everyone had been relying on us for these details,” Shiman said. “When they got that email, they were upset.” Shiman’s counterparts at GBS were equally rattled. On Sunday, March 11, just two days after issuing the original statement and three days before the walkout, six students from GBN and three students from GBS, including Shiman and Grant, met with D225 Superintendent Dr. Mike Riggle, GBS Principal Lauren Fagel and GBN Principal John Finan — the authors of the email — to readdress the day. “They told us that even though they were going to mark students unexcused, they didn’t intend to penalize anyone,” Grant said. “They weren’t going to call students to the dean or call home, and they weren’t going to use it against seniors.” A newly issued statement from D225, which was sent out the afternoon of Monday, March 12, two days before the walkout, ensured disciplinary action would not be taken as a result of walkout-related absences. “Students who are marked unexcused for the period of time in which they participate in the walkout will not be disciplined as a result of their absence,” the statement read. “Students will be allowed to make up classroom work and assignments missed during the walkout. Unexcused absences during the walkout will not be counted against seniors when determining final exam exemptions.” D225 declined to comment for this story, but Spokesperson Karen Geddeis did provide The Tower with the emails the District sent to Glenbrook students and parents prior to the walkout.
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