Article 5GT5J Hundreds join Minneapolis high school walkouts: ‘Police don’t care about us’

Hundreds join Minneapolis high school walkouts: ‘Police don’t care about us’

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Amudalat Ajasa in Saint Paul and Lois Beckett in M
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Teens gather in Twin Cities to condemn the killings of Daunte Wright and George Floyd as Chauvin trial continues

National guard, go home!" hundreds of teenagers chanted in a heavily fortified Minneapolis on Monday, as part of statewide high school walkouts over the police killings of Daunte Wright and George Floyd.

In neighboring Saint Paul, more than a hundred students took their grievances over police brutality to the capitol, where lawmakers inside the fenced-in statehouse could be seen peeking out through the curtains to look at protesters outside.

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