Protest at San Diego school board meeting, April 22, 2008

Testimony given by two teachers, a student placed in JROTC involuntarily, a former Army drill instructor, and others

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A community member criticizes people who have argued that air rifles used in JROTC marksmanship training are okay because they aren't really "guns."

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A spokesperson from Project YANO rebuts some of the claims made in the JROTC staff report.

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A former Army drill instructor who trained recruits to shoot rifles says weapons training programs do not belong in schools.

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At the end of public testimony, the board president says the agenda item is concluded and declares a meeting break. None of the board members, except John de Beck, have commented or explained their failure to act on the request for changes in JROTC policy.

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Students take the protest outside.

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Spanish-language TV network Univision does a live interview that's followed up with an internationally broadcast story later in the week.

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