Schools
How 'Washburn Spring' Brought 'Regime Change': Star Tribune
Student protesters, online and at Washburn High School, had a role in Principal Carol Markham-Cousins' departure, the newspaper reported.
In an article in Saturday's edition, the Star Tribune reviewed how Washburn High School students who organized on the Internet and on the ground to save Athletic Director Dan Pratt's job contributed to the reassignement of Principal Carol Markham-Cousins:
Some are calling it the “Washburn Spring.”
Dissident Minneapolis students using Facebook whipped up popular protests that led to a high school version of regime change, the ouster of Principal Carol Markham-Cousins.
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“Just like the Arab Spring, it was youth that started it all through social media,” said Jamison Whiting.
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- PHOTOS: Washburn Protests to 'Save Pratt'
- What Right Do Students Have to Protest at School?
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