Newark students stage big protest

Popular Resistance - The Newark Students Union took their demands for full local control of their schools by walking out and protesting on September 9. The students walked out marching down the street, stopping traffic, in an ongoing battle since the district was put under state control years ago and Governor Christie appointed Cami Anderson as superintendent. The students held teach-ins and a rally in Military Park in Newark. Students from Science Park High School, Arts High School and Central High School gathered to participate in courses on the history of student activism, art-making for activists and a workshop on student rights. "We are building a movement to take back democratic local control of our schools," Kristin Towkaniuk, president of the Newark Students Union to Eye Witness News. "Our action...will be an escalation demonstrating the community's unrest over Chris Christie's efforts to privatize our public schools."