Can Students Be Punished for Protesting During the School Day? First Amendment Expert Weighs In

Discipline Possible for Walkout

Andy Allen. (File Photo) (Plainfield, IN) – A familiar name who is now the superintendent of Plainfield Community Schools has warned that corporation’s students of disciplinary action if they participate in a walkout protest planned for tomorrow. Superintendent Andy Allen – who is a former Principal at Batesville High School – said Plainfield students were instructed not to leave classrooms without permission and those who participate in the wal…

Can students be punished for protesting during the school day? First amendment expert weighs in

PLAINFIELD, Ind. — As protests against ICE continue to pop up around the country, there has been debate about whether schools can punish students who step out to speak up. Andy Allen, superintendent of Plainfield Community School Corporation, wrote in a statement ahead of a potential walkout on Friday that students who partake will face [...]

Plainfield Schools Warn Students Ahead of Planned ICE Walkout

Source: Austin American-Statesman/Hearst Newspapers / Getty Plainfield Schools Warn Students Ahead of Planned ICE Walkout PLAINFIELD, Ind. — The Plainfield Community School Corporation has sent a formal notice to families and students ahead of a planned student-organized walkout scheduled to take place this week, warning that participants could face consequences if they disrupt the school day. In the letter, sent to parents and posted online by …

Plainfield schools issue notice ahead of student-organized walkout

PLAINFIELD, Ind. (WISH) — The superintendent for the Plainfield Community School Corporation says there will be disciplinary action if students participate in a walkout protest planned for Friday. In a notice shared with News 8, Superintendent Andy Allen says though the schools value the “passion students show for current events and their desire to engage,” the corporation’s primary responsibility is to “ensure a safe, predictable, and uninterru…