Washington father confronts school board over child’s participation in anti-ICE walkout without his knowledge

A Washington state father confronted his local school board this week after his son participated in an anti-ICE walkout without his knowledge.

Vance Glawe critizied members of the Highline School Board on Wednesday after hundreds of students took part in a February 2 walkout. Glawe said he had to go to the protest himself to remove his seventh-grade son from the event.

“My name is Vance Glawe and on the afternoon of February 2, 2026, my 14-year-old child called me. He was not at school. He was not sick. He was in the middle of White Center, Washington, in the middle of a protest that was organized for his middle school,” Glawe told the school board.

Glawe also accused the board of violating state law by allowing students to leave campus without notifying parents.

“RCW 28A 600035, by allowing them to leave and under Initiative 2081, the parental Bill of Rights, I have the right to know where my child goes,” Glawe said. “That was taken from me. I was not given notice. I was not given an email. I was not given a call. You exposed him to real danger. That’s neglect and that’s endangerment.”

On social media, Glawe said that Cascade Middle School Principal Emily Feldtmose only informed parents of the protest after it took place. “Nobody informed me that my child was going to enter a protest,” he said. 

Glawe has since created a fundraiser on GiveSendGo to help cover legal expenses and to relocate, saying his son has received threats after his videos. 

“I’m going to need some help with legal fees and relocation since I am now receiving death threats and I don’t feel my son is safe in this area anymore,” the fundraiser page stated. “I cannot bring my son back to school because kids are threatening to jump my son because of my video.”