Hundreds of high school students break the rules in walkout for pro-Palestine protest
www.abc.net.au
Pro-Palestinian rallies have been going on for weeks across the country. The protests are dominated by young people.
  •  AutoTL;DR   ( @autotldr@lemmings.world ) BEnglish
    1•7 months ago

    This is the best summary I could come up with:

    Her cousin, 17-year-old Zeynep Sumbul, rejected the idea that high school students were too young to really understand the conflict between Israel and Hamas.

    The cousins were amongst hundreds of high school students who defied a directive from Victoria’s Department of Education not to attend the rally.

    That’s not a surprise for Associate Professor Tanya Notley, who leads the Advancing Media Literacy research program at Western Sydney University.

    “Young people who are really highly engaged with news are also more likely to be taking a range of civic actions in their communities, and on the issues that matter to them,” the media academic said.

    Associate Professor Notley said the latest results of the longitudinal study show school-aged students are increasingly relying on social media for news.

    Organisers of Thursday’s school strike said the intent was not about hate, but simply about demanding Australia’s government do more to stop the war in Gaza.

    The original article contains 909 words, the summary contains 152 words. Saved 83%. I’m a bot and I’m open source!