Parents asking why their college student’s graduation is canceled this year need only remember when their child was in high school.
K-12 schools have been training students to disrupt the systems around them for years through the teaching of “action civics,” which primes students to be activists even if it deprives them of understanding if, when, or why a demonstration would be necessary.
Rioting students’ encampments on college campuses today are disrupting schools around the country, putting classes on hold in some places and even canceling the graduation ceremony at the University of Southern California.
There have been signs this was coming. To wit: In August 2021, Cecily Myart-Cruz, president of the Los Angeles teacher union, was asked what she thought about students’ low test scores as schools reopened their doors after the COVID-19…
