17 minutes of silence lapses as students sit on the steps of San Benito High School Administration Building. Photo by Leslie David

Children and Youth

San Benito High students quietly protest gun violence on school campuses

75 students gather to show their concern for a national problem

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Government / Politics

150 SBHS students walk out to protest election results

School officials said that free speech is "encouraged and protected," but students who missed class to protest or walk out will be charged with an unexcused absence, prompting detention hours