Waukegan students walk out

[Danno]

I told my son that he should have been in his class, and not left. He looked at me and said "Pa, my teachers teach me everyday. I am happy at school. I didn't do it to be in the hallway or leave class, or to start trouble."
I looked at him still upset.
He continued, "My teachers were telling us to get back in the rooms, but we knew that that's what they had to tell us. Pa, I did what was right to show what they mean to us."

I couldn't argue with him.

Call me a bad parent, or supportive parent.
But
At that moment, I knew my son was learning something in school about compassion for others and doing what he thinks is right and sticking to it good or bad.

He's grounded, but it won't be for long.

You should have rewarded him for good behavior. It is not only our constitutionally granted right, but I believe also our duty, as good Americans to challenge authority and protest for redress of grievances. "We The People" serve as the final check and balance mechanism of government.