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High school and middle school students around Sonoma County are walking out of class today to protest the election of Donald Trump.

“It is incredible that we could get all these people together, we have all different races, all different schools, ages…us and the silent majority that can’t vote, we found a way to express ourselves”, a Blair high school student said. Students will be talking about what they believe in and what’s important to them.

Students chanted “Not my president” and “My body, my choice”.

Anna, a 17-year-old immigrant from El Salvador, said she was “uncertain about my future”. “I’m anxious about what’s going to happen to my community and my friends”.

What kind of example are we setting for our kids? “But it’s not okay”. According to a report, several million new white votes were polled in the last week election.

But that didn’t stop the high schoolers from showing out.

Close to a third of Blair’s 2,800 students walked out before lunch, the Washington Post reported.

About 74 percent of LAUSD students are Latino, and an estimated 10 percent of LA’s population is undocumented.

Protesters also denounced Trump’s proposed policies against Muslims, women and minorities. One woman even brought out bottled water for Rodriguez and Hernandez, who had been walking for almost six miles.

“We support our students’ First Amendment rights”, he said.

“We know that there are going to be people on both sides of the issue”, Rojas said.

“Trump is going to be president, so we need to prepare for that”, said Greg McKelvey of the group Portland’s Resistance.

The walkout occurred despite warnings from the Los Angeles Unified School District officials calling for students to remain on campus and find other ways of making their feelings known.

Students from several Los Angeles schools marched to rallies at Mariachi Plaza and City Hall.

The News Tribune learned of protests at Stadium and Lincoln high schools in Tacoma, and Franklin Pierce High School in the Parkland-based Franklin Pierce School District.

In Rockville, Principal Monteleone wrote to parents that students at their school typically respect one anothers’ varying viewpoints.

While one professor sent out an e-mail canceling a Wednesday afternoon class in respect for students who wanted to attend the rally, a foreign language professor reportedly sent an email offering extra credit to students who attended the rally.

Over the past week, thousands have taken to the streets in New York City, Boston, Chicago, Portland, San Francisco, Los Angeles, Seattle, Kansas City, Dallas, Phoenix, Indianapolis, Miami, Detroit, Dayton, Cincinnati, Oklahoma City, Salt Lake City, Providence, Las Vegas, Atlanta and Washington DC.