By Thomas Hendrick
Aurora, CO (KDVR) — Hundreds of high school students from at least six Aurora schools walked out of class Friday morning.
The walkouts were another in a series that have happened since students from East High School in Denver walked out of class to protest the Ferguson, Missouri grand jury decision and New York.
Aurora police have said they were monitoring the students and would provide protection for them should they walk on streets and try to block traffic.
Aurora Police shut lanes of East Mississippi Avenue to accommodate the students.
The students walked to the Aurora Municipal Center, which was placed on lock down, police said. Hundreds of students gathered there around 11 a.m.
Aurora Police said they were using every available resource to monitor the students and warned that “this will delay officers response to other calls.”
Aurora Police said students from Smoky Hill, Rangeview, Overland, Gateway, Hinkley and Aurora Central high schools participated in the walkout. However, several students at Hinkley said on Twitter there was no walkout there.
Wednesday, four Denver Police officers were injured when they were hit by a car while escorting East High School students walking down Colfax Avenue. One of the officers was still in the hospital Friday.
On Thursday several other Denver schools saw walkouts. Some groups of students were orderly, while others marched in the middle of roads and cursed at police.
The Denver Police Union claimed Thursday that some students on Wednesday’s walkout cheered then the four officers were hit by a car.
Denver Public Schools released a statement saying they had no knowledge of cheering and deplored any such comments.