Walkouts,Discount Abercrombie&Fitch, organized on Facebook, were reported in southern and central New Jersey, with more planned throughout Tuesday.
The battle over school funding has been especially acrimonious since Gov. Chris Christie’s budget proposal last month called for an average decrease of about 11 percent in school aid.
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MOUNT HOLLY, N.J. – High school students in New Ed hardy Shoes Jersey are walking out of class to protest proposed budget cuts.
It wasn’t clear how many of the state’s roughly 400,000 public high school students would join in.
The state’s largest teacher’s union says students are "engaging in civil disobedience" but shouldn’t walk out of class.
