Hundreds of New York Students Stage Walkout to Protest Travel Ban

WNYC News | Feb 8, 2017

Hundreds of high school students in New York walked out of their classes on Tuesday and gathered in Foley Square to protest President Trump's travel ban.

WNYC's Shumita Basu reports on "A Walkout for a Better Tomorrow," which was organized by a Bronx teen named Hebh Jamal, and on the latest findings from a Knight Foundation survey that shows 91 percent of high school students nationwide believe in free speech rights.

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