In another example of student activism in the high school arena, the Ann Arbor News has an article about a petition of more than 650 Pioneer High School students (led by the Student Council) standing against the proposed installation of more than 50 video cameras into the schools, recommended by the Ann Arbor Public Schools administration. The A2PS Board of Ed was set to vote on the issue last night (Wed.) but it seems the petition prodded them to move the vote to the next meeting at the end of January.
According to the article, the students plan to collect more than two-thirds of the student body population (3,000 – wow that’s a lot of students in one building) before the January 23rd vote, and they have the support of parents and the Michigan chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union.
Way to go students!
