ACLU puts schools on warning ahead of walkouts

Lia Ernst, a lawyer with the Vermont chapter of the American Civil Liberties Union. Photo by Alan J. Keays/VTDigger
On the eve of a nationwide student walkout demanding action on gun violence, the Vermont ACLU sent a strongly worded letter to school officials in the state threatening legal action if participating students face punishment beyond what would be expected for skipping class.Students at more than a dozen Vermont schools say they are planning to join peers around the nation on Wednesda