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Students At Albuquerque School Protest Trump Election

Nearly 200 students of a private school in Albuquerque are protesting Donald Trump's election as president.

Albuquerque Academy students chanted "Not my president! Not my president!" as they marched off the campus in northeast Albuquerque and ended up outside the school's main gates Wednesday morning.

The Albuquerque Journal reports that some students held signs with slogans such as "Love Trumps Hate" and "Black Lives Matter."

Albuquerque Academy's website (http://www.aa.edu/) says it is an independent college preparatory school with instruction in grades 6-12.

Head of School Andrew Watson says the school's staff encourages engaged citizenship but didn't organize the rally or either encourage or discourage participation.

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