Showing posts with label walkouts. Show all posts
Showing posts with label walkouts. Show all posts

Wednesday, October 26, 2016

OC Walkout Planned



  • Oregon City Walkout Due to Racist Post
  • The Oregonian, Lizzy Acker, 10/26/2016
  • URL Link: Walkout Link 
  • Key Points: Oregon City students plan a scheduled walkout to demonstrate unity over racist tweet that occurred from past and present school members. School officials try to quench the social media firestorm that has begun over the image with an expected walkout set for Thursday morning.
  • Relevance: Unfortunately these headlines seem to be trite within the Portland suburbs (and around the nation) as officials seem to issue PR statements pertaining to the impact and remedies that are occurring within the school and district. With the ease of social media and the impact of digital footprints, students and schools need to be conscious of the impact that their friends and peers have with their posts not only for themselves, but for the community. Students today should be aware of the consequences and ramifications that can occur if they don't monitor and think about their posts as these items can't just be "deleted". With the technology and sharing capabilities, these items can and will last indefinitely as long as the internet is available.