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District 308 addresses rumors of student walkout at Oswego high schools · Kendall County News - Shaw Local

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  Speaker 1: Yeah District three eight addresses rumors of student walkout at
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  Oswego High School's Written by Eric Shelkoff, this article is
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  Oswego School District three eight officials are clarifying that the
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  district is not involved in any upcoming protests or walkouts
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  planned at Oswego High School or Oswego East High School.
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  The district has received reports of a possible student protest
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  or walk out planned at both high schools, District threeh
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  eight Superintendent and Ali Kelgatti said in a post on
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  the district's website Thursday. At this time, social media posts
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  indicate that Oswego High School students will walk out tomorrow afternoon, Friday,
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  February sixth from campus to downtown Oswego. Oswego East students
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  have promoted a walkout on the afternoon of Friday, February thirteenth.
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  Kelgatty said neither the district administration or any high school
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  administration or staff has organized, sanctioned, or promoted a walkout.
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  Our primary concern is the safety and supervision of all students,
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  he said in the post. If a student leaves the
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  high school campus during the school day, the district in
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  the school cannot be responsible for their safety once they
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  are off campus. For students who choose to gather outdoors
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  on school grounds, standard safety measures will remain in place,
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  including supervision of the area. Elgati said the district respects
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  acknowledges the First Amendment rights of students to express their
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  views and are committed to fostering student voice and advocacy. However,
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  it is important for students and families to understand that
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  any time a student is absent from class, standard school
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  attendance policies apply. He said. Students who leave school for
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  a walkout will be considered unexcused and appropriate consequences may
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  follow in accordance with student rights and responsibilities. Five. If
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  students leave campus and later return, they must re enter
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  through the main entrance and complete check in procedures before
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  accessing the building. Kilgati saidcourage families to speak with their
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  students about exercising their voice and advocating for what they
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  believe in, while doing so safely and making responsible choices.
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  He said in the post