Harrisonburg High School students hold walkout in response to Gov. Youngkin's policies

HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Students at Harrisonburg High School held a walkout Tuesday afternoon in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin's model pol...

November 2, 2022
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HARRISONBURG, Va. (WHSV) - Students at Harrisonburg High School held a walkout Tuesday afternoon in response to Governor Glenn Youngkin's model policies on transgender and non-binary students in public schools.'I knew I had to do something they're not gonna listen to just one voice so we knew we had to get everyone together,' Eleanor Tjaden, supervisor of the Harrisonburg High School walkout said.Tjaden said she expected 30 people to attend the walkout Tuesday but more than 100 showed up to make their voices heard.

Mandy Bartholomew