Student Protests
Student protest at Alma d’arte Charter High School in Las Cruces – Monday, 3/2/15 (Credit: Heath Haussamen)
Students in New Mexico made local and national headlines this week when they walked out of their schools to protest new testing requirements.
NMiF producer Sarah Gustavus sat down with three seniors from Albuquerque High School who helped lead local protests over the PARCC exam (Partnership for Assessment of Readiness for College and Careers). These students (Janelle Astorga, Astrid Carrete, and Maya Quinones) told us why they walked out of school to bring attention for their concerns about new testing requirements for New Mexico students.
During the interview, the students mentioned a code of conduct that they created to help organize the actions of students at both Albuquerque High and other schools: Student Code of Conduct for Protests