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Parent tells Burleson ISD trustees students were punished for walkouts; district offered no prior notice of suspensions, she says
Summary
During public comment, parent Susan Ko said three of her children were suspended after participating in student walkouts protesting ICE actions, accused the district of punishing peaceful protest, and said parents were not given prior notice that students could be suspended.
Susan Ko, a Burleson parent, told the board on March 9 that students at several middle and high schools held walkouts a few weeks earlier to protest immigration‑enforcement actions and that the district disciplined participating students.
“You guys chose to punish them,” Ko said, adding that three of her children were suspended and that one had an otherwise spotless record. She said parents were not informed in advance that participation could lead to suspension and criticized announcements that threatened…
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