way to make a point

The Tucson Unified School District (TUSD) sent a letter home to parents after several hundred students walked out of class to "express their opinions regarding the much publicized border/immigration issues."* The letter goes on to explain that they really don't approve of students leaving campus without permission, and that they'd make sure everybody got to write letters, sign petitions, and talk about it in class or scheduled forums**.

As much as I understand that when students bail unexpectedly, the school loses money, could get sued, etc., you cannot tell me that kids believe a nice, orderly discussion group will get their opinions noticed, much as their opinions don't count anyway because they're too young to vote.


* What, exactly, are the students' opinions? I don't have a freaking clue; I stopped reading the news again.

** Detention?