May 1, 2026
Teachers, activists force students out of the classroom across US, encourage them to protest Trump on May Day
Organizers have called for "no school, no work, and no shopping."
Thomas Stevenson
May 1, 2026
Teachers around the country decided to ditch classes and force students out of school on Friday for May Day protests instead of teaching their students. Some locations also saw teachers, government officials, and activists encouraging students to join in the protests against Trump, ICE, and other policies.
Thousands of teachers were seen gathering in Raleigh, North Carolina for their "May Day" protest, which they called the "Kids Over Corporations" rally. The rally with the teachers is part of a wider number of "May Day" protests throughout the country, where activists are making a number of demands such as shutting down ICE and stopping "corporate greed."
There are over 3,500 May Day events taking place around the nation, per the Guardian. Organizers have called for "no school, no work, and no shopping" around the nation.
Over 20 North Carolina school districts canceled their classes in response to so many teachers requesting to have the day off to go to the "Kids Over Corporations" rally. Ironically, the teachers were leaving behind kids in their classrooms to pursue their rally which claimed to put kids first.
https://thepostmillennial.com/teachers-activists-force-students-out-of-the-classroom-across-us-encourage-them-to-protest-trump-on-may-day
