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“Separately, a group of students attending the Patch middle school, also in Stuttgart, held a walkout, according to a letter from the school obtained by the Washington Post.”

“About 55 students at Patch ‘walked out in protest of recent events’, the letter read, demonstrating for 50 minutes before returning to class.”

“The school walkout was organized by an eighth-grade student at Patch, the Washington Post reported. The student told the Post that she and others decided to demonstrate while Hegseth visited as Trump’s executive orders have targeted diverse events at the school, including a school performance to celebrate Black History Month.”

"Students were also concerned about how Trump’s executive orders would affect the LGBTQ+ community, the student said.

‘There was this great sense of community and belonging,’ the student, who spoke anonymously due to concerns about potential backlash from Trump supporters, told the Post. ‘Like we’re not alone, because so many kids came out.’"