Overview
- West Palm Beach police said the crash occurred around 12:30 p.m. near South Wind Plaza on North Military Trail, the driver stayed and cooperated, and the student was hospitalized with non-life-threatening injuries.
- The incident occurred during coordinated student demonstrations opposing ICE in Palm Beach County.
- Students from at least four high schools—Lake Worth Beach, John I. Leonard, Royal Palm Beach, and Palm Beach Lakes—left campus to protest, according to local reports.
- Palm Beach County School District stated it does not sanction walkouts, noted leaving campus violates the Student Code of Conduct, and warned students could face discipline.
- Florida Commissioner of Education Anastasios Kamoutsas directed that staff must not organize or facilitate protest activity during school hours, and Breitbart reports Texas officials expanded probes into whether districts coordinated walkouts.