Danbury High School Walk Out: Students Protest End of Trump-Infused Harassment Case

Images via the Hatters' Herald DHS Student Newspaper

DANBURY, CT — Hundreds of Danbury High School students have taken to the school's parking lot to protest the end of an investigation of a Trump-infused harassment incident at the school. Videos from the scene show hundreds of students making their way into the school's parking lot, some holding signs. A separate video shows a large group of students standing on the football field conducting chants.

Danbury Police announced after the protest that approximately 500 students took part in the proceedings. The protest began at around 9:30 a.m. Thursday, and was largely contained to the football field and bleachers, police say. No injuries or arrests were reported.

As of 10:04 a.m., a live Periscope from the football field showed students returning back to the building. However, Barry Lytton of the News Times reports that students appeared to change their minds and return to the bleachers at the football field.

In one video from the scene, students in the front of the school can be chanting "(expletive) Donald Trump."Several other live videos showed students returning in a uniform fashion. Please note, the below videos may include some explicit language.

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— FinesseIggy (@HugoHernandez7_) February 23, 2017

@newstimes Danbury High School students walkout in response to what they call a weak response to harassment on schoo https://t.co/mvSOqRqs1w
— Barry Lytton (@bglytton) February 23, 2017

Many students and community members were discouraged by the result of an investigation into alleged harassment by a Trump supporter on Jan. 20 in the high school parking lot. The apparently drunk man was accused of harassing students outside of the building, which lead to a physical altercation between the man and the students.

No arrests were made at the time of the incident. Following investigation, Danbury police had tried to apply for a warrant, which was not approved by a state judge. Danbury Mayor Mark Boughton also voiced his opinion on the matter.

The incident was not the first time the DHS community, which consists of a large immigrant population, was involved in controversy tied to the newly minted president. Students of nearby Wilton High School chanted "build the wall" at DHS students during a football game.

Boughton then called for an apology, calling the incident "outrageous" and "deeply offensive to our community."

Residents as well as current and former students took to Twitter to speak about the walk out.