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Students in Loudoun County, Virginia, staged a walkout in protest of recent sexual assault cases at the public school system and to show solidarity with victims of such abuses.
"Students who choose to participate will not be penalized for their participation; however, we do ask that students who participate do so peacefully, without signage, and in accordance with the Students Rights and Responsibilities we all reviewed and signed at the beginning of the year," said Michelle Luttrell, the principal at Loudoun County High School, according to WUSA.
Students at Stone Bridge, Broad Run, Riverside and other schools said they would participate in the walkout on Tuesday. They planned to leave class for 10 minutes in protest.
Organizers asked students and teachers to wear white and make protest signs, WUSA reported.
Approximately 75 students briefly walked out at Broad Run High School. The mass, widespread walkouts across the county did not come to fruition.