Students Walk Out at Cabarrus County High Schools to Protest Border Patrol’s Charlotte Operation

Students left class Thursday in response to “Charlotte’s Web,” the weeklong federal enforcement effort that has disrupted families and ignited political tension at home.

Several high schools students across the district participated in walkouts on Thursday. Photo courtesy of Cabarrus County Schools.

Many high schools across Cabarrus County experienced student walkouts on Thursday, a response widely believed to be tied to the ongoing presence of U.S. Border Patrol agents operating in the Charlotte area.