Student ICE Protests Lead to Lockdowns, Debate Over Discipline in Pennsylvania Schools

A pair of Pennsylvania school districts are the latest to grapple with aftereffects from student walkouts.
Student ICE Protests Lead to Lockdowns, Debate Over Discipline in Pennsylvania Schools
High school students gather for an anti-ICE protest outside the State Capitol in St. Paul, Minn., on Jan. 14, 2026. Octavio Jonees/AFP via Getty Images
Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
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School officials ordered two eastern Pennsylvania schools into lockdown on Feb. 20, while dozens of students left the schools and became unruly. The move came after officials directed the students to cancel their planned protest against Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE) operations.

Quakertown High School and Quakertown Elementary School, about 50 miles north of Philadelphia, were locked down for nearly two hours.

Janice Hisle
Janice Hisle
Senior Reporter
Janice Hisle mainly writes in-depth reports based on U.S. political news and cultural trends, following a two-year stint covering President Donald Trump’s 2024 reelection campaign. Before joining The Epoch Times in 2022, she worked more than two decades as a reporter for newspapers in Ohio and authored several books. She is a graduate of Kent State University's journalism program. You can reach Janice at: [email protected]
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