March 14, 2003

Thousands of Students Walk Out of Classes to Protest Possible War

By JEFFREY R. YOUNG

Thousands of students at more than 350 colleges and high schools walked out of classes and held rallies last Wednesday to protest a possible U.S. war with Iraq. Some professors canceled their classes to support the protesters.

"Books not bombs" was the theme of the events, organized by a coalition of 15 student groups called the National Youth and Student Peace Coalition. Student leaders argued not only that a war with Iraq would be socially unjust, but also that the costly military

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