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Parents, attorneys and councilmember urge MUHSD to reverse discipline for student walkouts, cite SB 955
Summary
At a Merced Union High School District board meeting, community members, an attorney and a city councilmember urged the district to reconsider suspensions of four students who took part in a national walkout, citing California’s SB 955 and asking for clearer civic‑engagement policies and ICE protocols.
At the Merced Union High School District board meeting, parents, students and advocates called on the district to reverse discipline imposed on four students who participated in a recent walkout and to clarify policies on civic engagement and campus safety.
Harlan Dymond, an attorney who said he works with California Rural Legal Assistance, told trustees the district’s response raised legal and procedural concerns. “SB 955 is the Student Engagement Act. It became law in 2023, and it says that students have the right to an excused absence for civic engagement,” Dymond said, adding that he understood four Merced students were suspended after a walkout and that “willful defiance is not a…
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