Overview
- Students proceeded with the walkout Wednesday to protest Immigration and Customs Enforcement tactics despite a district request to cancel.
- Milwaukee Police say a Feb. 6 social-media post threatened gun violence toward the event and caused fear.
- An unidentified suspect who is not a Bay View High student was arrested on Feb. 10, with charges to be referred to the Milwaukee County District Attorney’s Office.
- District leaders urged cancellation out of caution, and police deployed extra officers to protect participants and their First Amendment rights.
- The school remained open with classes in session, and the principal directed families and staff to counseling and employee assistance resources.