Many parents have expressed their fear of getting left behind or ignored once Donald Trump sits in the position. Some Los Angeles students also fired up into protest when Trump won.
Trump's victory in the presidential election was ridiculed across California on Wednesday. Students at several Bay Area high schools walked out from their classrooms at lunch time and took steps of Los Angeles' City Hall.
About 1,500 students walked out at Berkeley High School. Such is half the entire student body stepping out after the first period began at 8 a.m., as reported by LA Times.
Shoutouts resonated from the halls saying "#NotMyPresident" and these students pledged to unify. Some reiterated "Si, Se Puede," Spanish for "Yes, we can," while waving Mexican flags.
It can be recalled how Donald Trump mocked a disabled reporter as reported in NBC News three months ago. An autistic boy cried when he saw Trump making such an offensive gesture. A teenager on the other hand also felt losing security for himself and the whole LGBT community. Muslim students are also on the brink of being depressed because of too much worry towards their safety.
Demetrio Gonzalez, president of United Teachers of Richmond CTA/NEA, spoke about the reality they have seen among are students and kids. They saw hurting young people, according to Gonzales, and their eyes are not shut for them.
Many kids in his district, he said, will go to school scared, thinking that it might be their last day in this country. Some fear that their parents will be sent back to their countries of origin.
The election has given most of them a traumatic experience. The best thing to manage the fear that these kids are feeling is to talk to them and be able to provide proper counsel, as per Gonzalez on helping the children.
