--- description: Students around the U.S. walked out of their schools to protest the election of Donald Trump on Monday title: Students Across the U.S. Stage Walkouts to Protest Donald Trump image: https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ea97ff02b87c3b9/6988ae770b72e3795f6ebc09/student-walkout-protest-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=3840&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=16:9 ---  * [U.S.](/section/us/) ## U.S. Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close * [Donald Trump](/tag/donald-trump/) ## Donald Trump Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close # Students Across the U.S. Stage Walkouts to Protest Donald Trump by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Nov 15, 2016 12:34 AM CUT  High school students fill a street as they head to join others during a walkout to protest the election of Donald Trump as president in Seattle on Nov. 14, 2016. High school students fill a street as they head to join others during a walkout to protest the election of Donald Trump as president in Seattle on Nov. 14, 2016.Elaine Thompson—AP by [Mahita Gajanan](/author/mahita-gajanan/) ## Mahita Gajanan Update your preferences in [Account Settings](/account/preferences/) Close Gajanan is an editor at TIME. Nov 15, 2016 12:34 AM CUT Students around the country walked out of their schools to protest the [election of Donald Trump](http://time.com/4570499/president-obama-donald-trump-press-conference/?xid=homepage "undefined") on Monday. Carrying signs that said “Rise Up” and “Together We Stand” and waving Mexican and American flags, Los Angeles student protestors marched several blocks, [CNN reported](http://time.com/4569635/michigan-cop-suspended-for-flying-confederate-flag-at-trump-protest/ "undefined"). On the other side of the country, students in Silver Spring, Maryland marched through the city starting from a high school football field. Similar walkouts were [also reported in Oregon](http://www.opb.org/news/article/portland-public-schools-walkout-protest-donald-trump/ "undefined"). > [](https://twitter.com/Justin%5FVest/status/798193105359015936) The demonstrations come amid [several protests across the country](http://time.com/4569243/anti-trump-protests-immigrants-new-york-la-philadelphia/?xid=homepage "undefined") in response to the election of Trump, as opponents [condemn](http://time.com/4568788/donald-trump-protester-shot-portland/ "undefined") as racist and sexist his rhetoric about Muslims, immigrants and women. ```json [{"@context":"https://schema.org","@type":"NewsArticle","@id":"https://time.com/4570871/students-protest-donald-trump/","mainEntityOfPage":{"@type":"WebPage","@id":"https://time.com/4570871/students-protest-donald-trump/"},"headline":"Students Across the U.S. Stage Walkouts to Protest Donald Trump","datePublished":"2016-11-15T00:34:00.000Z","dateModified":"2026-02-23T01:49:23.686Z","description":"The demonstrations come amid several protests across the country","url":"https://time.com/4570871/students-protest-donald-trump/","keywords":["Donald Trump"],"thumbnailUrl":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ea97ff02b87c3b9/6988ae770b72e3795f6ebc09/student-walkout-protest-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","author":[{"@type":"Person","name":"Mahita Gajanan","jobTitle":"Gajanan is an editor at TIME.","url":"https://time.com/author/mahita-gajanan/"}],"articleSection":"U.S.","image":[{"@type":"ImageObject","url":"https://static.time.com/v3/assets/bltea6093859af6183b/blt4ea97ff02b87c3b9/6988ae770b72e3795f6ebc09/student-walkout-protest-trump.jpg?branch=production&width=1200&quality=75&auto=webp&crop=1200:675&height=675","width":1200,"height":675,"headline":"Trump Protests Seattle","caption":"High school students fill a street as they head to join others during a walkout to protest the election of Donald Trump as president, Monday, Nov. 14, 2016, in Seattle. 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