UNION SQUARE (PIX11) -- Students from some two dozen high schools across the city walked out of class on Tuesday in a protest of federal policies that they said threaten their and their classmates' futures.

They gathered at a midday rally that organizers said was meant to educate themselves and the rest of the city.

"It's showing kids how to be involved, and showing kids how accessible getting involved is," said Theo Mikesell, one of the leaders of the group We The Students NYC, which organized the walkout and rally.

The hundreds who gathered at the southern end of Union Square said that they'd come together to speak out against a variety of Trump administration policies, especially ones that affect them most strongly.

Luis Riberon, a high school senior, said that, among the issues to

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