They chanted: "Hey hey ho ho where does our tuition go?" "VT! VT! Sure doesn't come back to me."The protest was apart of the #MillionStudentMarch arguing that education is a human right, not a privilege.
The march was not just about making public schooling free, the protest also argued diminishing all of the current student debt, and requiring a $15 minimum wage on campuses.
Currently, students in America contribute to 1.2 trillion dollars in student debt, and the average student in the graduating class at Virginia Tech will owe $35,000.
Students leading the protest were questioned because they did not have their protest approved to be on campus, did not pay for risk insurance, and did not have a university sponsor; therefore, violating university policies. The protest was then directed off campus.
Students at Virginia Tech were just one of the hundreds of universities who participated in the #MillionStudentMarch on Nov. 12.
I was personally unaware of this protest that took place, but I think it is a great way for students to voice their opinions on this growing public issue. We need to spread the word about college debt and find a solution. Student debt continues to rise with increasing tuition rates, making it harder and harder for students to payback their loans in a timely fashion.
What are your opinions on the increasing student debt crisis?
No comments:
Post a Comment