La Jolla High School Students Walk Out of Class in Climate Rally

Youth Climate Movement Targets Alvarez on ‘Make Polluters Pay’ Bill

Eastlake High School students staged a walkout Friday calling on Assemblymember David Alvarez to commit to holding oil companies accountable for climate change.  Eastlake High was one of an estimated 20 schools in San Diego where students demonstrated on campus, calling on their state lawmakers to vote in favor of the California Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act. The bill, introduced to the state Legislature in March, aims to hold oil, gas and…

La Jolla High School students walk out of class in climate rally

About 30 La Jolla High School students stepped out of their sixth-period classes the afternoon of Oct. 24 to support legislation they say would hold polluters accountable for climate damage. The event, called the Polluters Pay Youth Walkout, was one of 20 such demonstrations at schools across San Diego County, including The Preuss School at UC San Diego in La Jolla and UCSD itself. The La Jolla High rally was organized by the school’s Environmen…

Students at 19 Schools in San Diego to Stage Walkouts as Part of State-Wide Action Against Big Oil — Today, Friday, Oct.24

From SanDiego350 Students will call on lawmakers to pass the Polluters Pay Climate Superfund Act to protect schools and communities, to force Big Oil to pay for climate damages. San Diego students, including those at Point Loma High, will join others at 50 schools across California will walk out of classrooms to fight for their future. Youth are calling on decision-makers to hold polluters accountable for the climate damages they’ve caused. This…