Feb. 12, 2008: Protest Against Weapons Training in San Diego Schools and the Tracking of Students into Military Science

Photos: Rick Jahnkow, Project YANO

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Feb. 12, 2008--In front of San Diego City Schools headquarters. Students, parents, teachers and others protest JROTC firing ranges and the tracking of students into military training courses.
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Michelle Beckwith, whose teenage son was the victim of gun violence, asked the school board to get rid of all weapons training programs.
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Waiting for the school board meeting to begin. Note the JROTC color guard in the back of the room.
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School board meetings now begin with JROTC color guards marching to the front of the room carrying drill rifles.

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