{"id":65436,"date":"2026-02-04T19:54:50","date_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:54:50","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/greg-abbott-threatens-arrests-for-violent-student-protesters-funding-cuts-for-schools-allowing-walkouts\/"},"modified":"2026-02-04T19:54:50","modified_gmt":"2026-02-05T00:54:50","slug":"greg-abbott-threatens-arrests-for-violent-student-protesters-funding-cuts-for-schools-allowing-walkouts","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news2shorts.com\/index.php\/2026\/02\/04\/greg-abbott-threatens-arrests-for-violent-student-protesters-funding-cuts-for-schools-allowing-walkouts\/","title":{"rendered":"Greg Abbott threatens arrests for violent student protesters, funding cuts for schools allowing walkouts"},"content":{"rendered":"

Texas Gov. Greg Abbott<\/a> fired back at anti-immigration enforcement student protesters on Tuesday, claiming they should be arrested if school walkouts turn violent.<\/p>\n

Abbott shared a video of law enforcement arresting one of two<\/a> students charged after a school walkout demonstration Monday in Kyle, Texas.<\/p>\n

“It\u2019s about time students like this were arrested. Harming someone is a crime\u2014even for students,” Abbott wrote in the post. “Disruptive walkouts allowed by schools lead to just this kind of chaos.”<\/p>\n

Roughly 500 students participated in anti-ICE walkouts from five different schools within the Hays Consolidated Independent School District on Monday, walking to the downtown area, according to a statement<\/a> from the Kyle Police Department.<\/p>\n

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Authorities said officers were present to monitor traffic and pedestrian safety.<\/p>\n

During the demonstration, a student was caught with alcohol, leading to two arrests.<\/p>\n

Police said one of the students is charged with assault on a public servant, resisting arrest, interfering with public duties, and consumption and possession of alcohol by a minor.<\/p>\n

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The other student is charged with resisting arrest and interfering with public duties.\u00a0<\/p>\n

Additional charges may be forthcoming, officials said.<\/p>\n

“We are aware of concerns that these arrests were related to the walkout activity; however, we would like to clarify that they are unrelated,” the department wrote in the statement.<\/p>\n

Abbott doubled down in his post, claiming that schools and staff who allow criminal behavior “should be treated as co-conspirators<\/a> and should not be immune.”<\/p>\n

He added his office is also looking into stripping the funding of schools<\/a> that “abandon their duty to teach our kids the curriculum required by law.”<\/p>\n

It is unclear if the warning refers to schools hosting anti-ICE walkouts<\/a>.<\/p>\n

Abbott’s office did not immediately respond to Fox News Digital’s request for comment.<\/p>\n

The protests come after the fatal shootings of Minneapolis residents<\/a> Renee Good and Alex Pretti by federal agents last month.<\/p>\n

The shootings spurred nationwide protests<\/a>, with state and local leaders calling for immigration authorities to end operations in their jurisdictions.<\/p>\n

The First Amendment does not consider walkouts protected speech, and students can be disciplined for unexcused absences or disrupting school functions, according to the American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU).<\/a><\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"

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