macro: name of macro current date: 20160524215510 currentrequest: /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20160519/NEWS/st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=/ currentrequestunmodified: /article/20160519/NEWS/st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=/ [if lte IE 9 ]> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8" /> <![endif] Meta Tags - Article6 REMOVED VIAFOURA CODE article ld+json in global article16.pbo macro: name of macro current date: 20160524215510 currentrequest: /apps/pbcs.dll/article?AID=/20160519/NEWS/st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=/ currentrequestunmodified: /article/20160519/NEWS/st_refDomain=www.facebook.com&st_refQuery=/ [if lte IE 9 ]> <meta http-equiv="X-UA-Compatible" content="IE=8" /> <![endif] Meta Tags - Article6 REMOVED VIAFOURA CODE article ld+json in global article16.pbo Students hold silent protest against bullying
Seventh-grade students at Barstow Junior High School hold a silent protest against bullyingEndFragment
BARSTOW — Like protests led by Cesar Chavez, Nelson Mandela and Gandhi, seventh-graders at Barstow Junior High School walked in silence out of their classrooms at exactly noon Monday. Many of the students held anti-bullying signs. Some placed tape on their mouths. They all gathered outside in the middle of the campus and sat down. "I'm shocked," language arts teacher Cindee Mora said as she watched the students gather in a silent protest against bullying at the school. "I was so nervous for them. It's definitely bigger (than what was expected). I didn't know how far they would be able to reach." Mora explained that her students were learning about Chavez, Mandela and Ghadhi, and decided on making the protest stand against the bullying. The students' plans spread to other seventh graders not in the class. Principal Jose Rubio said he was approached by Mora about the walkout "I just wanted to make sure on what they were protesting. I ran it by the district office. I told the staff if they walk out, let them go," Rubio said. As the protesting seventh graders sat in silence with their signs, other students walked by. Some showed support, others continued on their way to other classes or to lunch. The protest last about 15 minutes
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