# @smeharbinger on Instagram

- **Type:** Image
- **Original URL:** https://www.instagram.com/p/DWjmkOBFtRC
- **Gondola URL:** https://gondola.cc/posts/62201955-smeharbinger-instagram
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- **Posted:** 2026-03-31T16:55:00.000+00:00
- **Account Owner:** The Harbinger (@SMEHarbinger) — https://gondola.cc/SMEHarbinger

## Caption

In history and civics classes across the state, we are taught that an indispensable shield against unjust systems is our voices. We study cases like Brown v. Board — where segregation in Topeka was declared unconstitutional —and learn that student dissent originating from our very own state capital can push the nation’s morals forward.

In five walkouts in the district and eleven in the county over the past three months, students have exercised this power by protesting ramped-up federal immigration enforcement, which has caused eight deaths since January. On Feb. 17 at SM East, the air was filled by hundreds of student-made signs advocating for broader change — one read, “Everyone deserves to be a part of the American Dream!”

Yet, currently halfway through the legislature is an amendment to a budget bill that aims to divorce the student population from the principles of protest they learn in class. Modifications to Senate Bill 315 — proposed two weeks after SM East’s walkout — inhibit school walkouts statewide by mandating parental permission and creating fines for districts that allow them.

The amendment passed through the Senate and is sitting in a House committee, where the poorly worded provision should be rejected. With vague, illogical and unconstitutional language, the legislation beats down on developing student beliefs and forces districts to swing the stick.

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