Teaneck students walk out to protest defeat of school budget
THE RECORD
STAFF WRITER
Teaneck High School students have staged a walkout this morning to protest Tuesday's defeat of the school budget.
"Teaneck budget! We ain't budging!" many are chanting. Two dozen students stood outside the entrance at 8 a.m.; by 8:20, the crowd had swelled to include virtually the entire school.
With teachers and administrators looking on, the students walked around the track outside the school. The marching band provided the music. The protest ended at 9:30 a.m.
"It certainly appeared that students at Teaneck High School organized quickly late last night in reaction to the results of yesterday's budget vote," said district spokesman Dave Bicofsky. "We encouraged them to quickly get back to their first priority: their education in the classroom. They did so in an orderly manner."
"This is our school," said Gerard Rice, a junior, whose mother Gervonn is a school board member. "If it doesn't matter to us,
TARIQ ZEHAWI/STAFF PHOTOGRAPHER
Students at Teaneck High School protest about the defeat of the school budget in Tuesday's election. Several hundred students attended the rally.
With teachers and administrators looking on, the students walked around the track outside the school. The marching band provided the music. The protest ended at 9:30 a.m.
"It certainly appeared that students at Teaneck High School organized quickly late last night in reaction to the results of yesterday's budget vote," said district spokesman Dave Bicofsky. "We encouraged them to quickly get back to their first priority: their education in the classroom. They did so in an orderly manner."
"This is our school," said Gerard Rice, a junior, whose mother Gervonn is a school board member. "If it doesn't matter to us,