Organized by activist (and former mayoral candidate) Teressa Raiford, the walkout was specifically held to memorialize the death of Quanice Hayes, the 17-year-old killed by a Portland police officer a year prior. Students marched three miles and met with Hayes's grandmother during the protest.
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