Around 1:30 Friday afternoon, about 100 Fox Tech students walked out of class in protest over the end of the Chili Bowl. The Chili Bowl was the name for the annual rivalry game between Fox Tech and Lanier High School. It was a 67 year tradition.
Students say they had planned the protest over the last week through text messages and whispered discussions in the hallway.
Fox Tech Junior Benjamin Sanchez said, "The principal came out, and they were treating it like a joke. They were laughing at us because we were chanting 'save the chili bowl.'"
Students say the reason they wanted to protest is because they felt they had not been included in the decision to end the Chili Bowl. District officials announced their decision November 3 to shut down Fox Tech football as part of turning Fox Tech High School into a magnet school.
Sanchez said, "They didn't ask us for our opinion. They didn't tell us anything about the meetings."
