US EditionAt Least 5 Students, Adult Arrested During Anti-ICE Protest in Quakertown, Pennsylvania, Police Say
About 35 students protested ICE policies before a street confrontation led to multiple detentions and at least one injured student, officials said.
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Quakertown Protest Turns Chaotic: Students Arrested, Community Demands Answers
Quakertown has been gripped by outrage after a walkout against an ICE protest turned into a dramatic confrontation, leaving several high school students arrested and parents demanding answers. On Friday, around 35 pupils from Quakertown Community High School defied an earlier cancellation of a planned walkout and marched onto local streets to voice concerns about federal immigration enforcement. Unplanned Protest and Sudden Confrontation What be…
Student ICE Protests Lead to Lockdowns, Debate Over Discipline in Pennsylvania Schools
School officials ordered two eastern Pennsylvania schools into lockdown on Feb. 20, while dozens of students left the schools and became unruly. The move came after officials directed the students to cancel their planned protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations. Quakertown High School and Quakertown Elementary School, about 50 miles north of Philadelphia, were locked down for nearly two hours. School officials took th…
Teens, man arrested, after student-led anti-ICE protest in Quakertown
Acting Quakertown Superintendent Lisa Hoffman said Quakertown High School tried to cancel the planned walkout against ICE on Friday over safety concerns and sent a note to families at 6:45 a.m. But it happened anyway.
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