Should I Stop Going To School: 400 Students Stood Against Climate Change

Students have started rallying for the cause. On Friday, students in 112 countries, 1,787 locations across the world, came out in protest. Close to 400 students in Delhi gathered, holding placards and sloganeering.

 

Students from various schools in the capital gathered at Central Park in Connaught Place for joining the global “Fridays for Future” protest against climate change. This protest was also taken place in Gurgaon.

 

“Fridays for Future” protest was initiated by Greta Thunberg, a 16-year-old Swedish student, in August 2018. It became a regular event and is held on the 15th day of every month.

 

Children started rallying for the cause and on Friday, students in 112 countries, 1,787 locations over the world, came out in the protest. In Delhi, close to 400 students gathered at CP, holding placards and sloganeering.

 

Some of the placards read: “I can’t breathe. Should I stop going to school?” “Kids need clean air”. “No more excuses”.

 

A 13-year old Arya Gupta said that her teachers say they must cover our face when we go out in winters, but she fell sick even in summers also. She can’t play outside, and if she does she can’t breathe,” Kriti Kakar, a Class 12th student from Gurgaon’s Heritage School, who is also a member of the center for active citizenship of school to help save Aravallis, was also present in that protest.

 

She said that if the Aravallis are destroyed, they would lose a major carbon sink. She added that along with losing flora and fauna, the number of greenhouse gases will significantly increase.

 

By: Preeti Narula

Content: https://indianexpress.com/article/education/should-i-stop-going-to-school-400-kids-against-climate-change-5629042/