For the second time this weekOklahoma City Public Schools students protested budget cuts to their education, but this time they marched all the way to the state Capitol.
Students outside #ClassenSAS getting ready to march to the Capitol. #LetsFixThis2 #oklaed pic.twitter.com/UZCZ9CgBuC
— Let's Fix This (@LetsFixThisOK) May 18, 2016
It was mostly kids from the Classen School of Advanced Studies, a public magnet school for kids interested in the arts. Some of their school programs, like guitar and piano, are being eliminated or reduced due to the state budget crisis.
The students marched 2.5 miles their school to the state Capitol to speak with legislators.
Eddie Moore has two reasons to be here, #LetsFixThis because: pic.twitter.com/6u0MxmGYBy
— Let's Fix This (@LetsFixThisOK) May 18, 2016
"The point of it all is we want to show the legislators the impact of the decision they have to make next week," said Classen SAS senior Thomas Massenat, who organized the protest. "We want them to know budget cuts are hurting our future and our generation."
Massenat tried to speak with Gov. Mary Fallin, but she was not available at the time. He also had a list of legislators he wanted to speak with.
You are looking at the future. These kids walked from Classen SAS to the Capitol to protest #EdCuts. @LetsFixThisOK pic.twitter.com/1t7h9yH0Gt
— Jason Dunnington (@jdunnington) May 18, 2016
Over 1,000 students across multiple Oklahoma City campuses protested the budget cuts on Monday.
