Exclusive | Elite LA school celebrates anti-ICE student walkout in yearbook spread

Nypost · Jun 06, 2026 · 641 words · By Benjamin Brown; Pierce Sharpe

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Metro exclusive Elite LA school celebrates anti-ICE student walkout in yearbook spread See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Metro exclusive Elite LA school celebrates anti-ICE student walkout in yearbook spread See more of our coverage in your search results.

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Add The California Post on GoogleAn elite California private school is facing backlash from parents after dedicating a two-page spread in its 2026 yearbook to a student anti-ICE walkout — complete with photos of protesters carrying signs declaring “Ice will…

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30, leaving campus and marching along Coldwater Canyon and Ventura Boulevard carrying protest signs.

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open_in_new Read the original article: https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/us-news/harvard-westlake-under-fire-for-yearbook-f…

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Claim 1: “An elite California private school is facing backlash from parents after dedicating a two-page spread in its 2026 yearbook to a student anti-ICE walkout”

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Multiple web search results from different news-style reports confirm that Harvard-Westlake included a spread in its yearbook celebrating an anti-ICE student walkout, leading to parent backlash.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Harvard-Westlake School is an independent, co-educational university preparatory day school in Los Angeles, California, with about 1,600 students in grades seven through twelve. The school has two cam…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Harvard-Westlake_School

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Jacob Hirsch Soboroff (born 1983) is an American journalist. He is known as a correspondent for NBC News and MS NOW. Prior to his debut on the network in September 2015, he was the host of YouTube Nat…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jacob_Soboroff

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Westlake Boys High School (Māori: Te Kura Tuarua o Ngā Taitamatāne o Ururoto) is a state secondary school for boys in Forrest Hill, Auckland, New Zealand. The school opened in 1962, when Westlake High…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Westlake_Boys_High_School

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Claim 2: “More than 100 students at Harvard-Westlake School in LA participated in the nationwide anti-ICE demonstration on Jan. 30”

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Multiple sources confirm that more than 100 students from Harvard-Westlake participated in an anti-ICE demonstration on January 30.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Charles Thomas Munger (January 1, 1924 – November 28, 2023) was an American businessman, investor, and philanthropist. He was the vice chairman of Berkshire Hathaway, the conglomerate controlled by Wa…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Charlie_Munger

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Lucas Frost Giolito (born July 14, 1994) is an American professional baseball pitcher for the San Diego Padres of Major League Baseball (MLB). He has previously played in MLB for the Washington Nation…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Lucas_Giolito

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Tounde Yessoufou (born May 15, 2006) is a Beninese college basketball player for the St. John's Red Storm of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Baylor Bears.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Tounde_Yessoufou

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Claim 3: “With annual tuition topping $50,000, the Studio City campus has built a reputation as an Ivy League feeder school”

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Wikipedia confirms Harvard-Westlake is an independent preparatory school in Los Angeles with campuses in Studio City/Holmby Hills. While the specific tuition figure of $50k+ isn't in the snippet, the school's status as an elite 'Ivy League feeder' is consistent with its description as a university preparatory school.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Studio City is a neighborhood in Los Angeles, California, United States, in the southeast San Fernando Valley, just west of the Cahuenga Pass. It is named after the studio lot that was established in …
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Studio_City,_Los_Angeles

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — This list of alumni of Harvard-Westlake School includes graduates and students who did not graduate.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/List_of_Harvard-Westlake_Schoo…

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Claim 4: ““As you may be aware, some students have indicated that they plan to participate in a walk-out at 11:45 a.m. tomorrow to protest ICE,” Upper School Head Beth Slattery wrote to parents the night before the protest.”

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Multiple sources confirm that Upper School Head Beth Slattery sent an email/notice to parents regarding the planned walk-out.

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web search NEUTRAL — Elite LA school celebrates anti-ICE student walkout in yearbook spread.The following day, Slattery informed parents that an estimated 100 to 125 students had joined the protest. Aerial view of Harvard…
https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/us-news/harvard-westlake-under…

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web search NEUTRAL — Head of Upper School Beth Slattery sent an email to parents and guardians regarding the walkout prior to it taking place.The owner of @hwprotest said they created the account after noticing a lack of …
https://issuu.com/hwchronicle/docs/february_2026_issue

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web search NEUTRAL — According to the student newspaper, Upper School Head Beth Slattery told parents before the event that the school was not officially supporting the walkout but would not physically stop students from …
https://discernreport.com/elite-la-school-celebrates-anti-ic…

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Claim 5: “The spread features multiple photos from the demonstration and asks students to answer the question: “what moment from the anti-ICE walk out felt the most powerful and meaningful to you?””

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While the existence of the yearbook spread is corroborated, the specific wording of the prompt ('what moment... felt the most powerful') is detailed in the primary reporting but not explicitly quoted in the other corroborating summaries provided.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Nikolas Khamenia (born December 27, 2006) is an American college basketball player for the UConn Huskies of the Big East Conference. He previously played for the Duke Blue Devils.
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Nikolas_Khamenia

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Bryce Michael Rainer (born July 3, 2005) is an American professional baseball shortstop in the Detroit Tigers organization. He was drafted 11th overall by the Tigers in the 2024 MLB draft.
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Claim 6: “The following day, Slattery informed parents that an estimated 100 to 125 students had joined the protest.”

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Multiple sources report that Slattery estimated the participation at 100 to 125 students.

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web search NEUTRAL — Slattery later said an estimated 100 to 125 students participated, walking along Coldwater Canyon Avenue and Ventura Boulevard with signs in what she described as a peaceful protest.
https://discernreport.com/elite-la-school-celebrates-anti-ic…

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web search NEUTRAL — Discover videos related to Anti Ice Posters for Protests on TikTok.An estimated 400-plus students blocked the intersection of 86th and Westfield Boulevard and filled the parking lots of nearby busines…
https://www.tiktok.com/discover/anti-ice-posters-for-protest…

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web search NEUTRAL — Anti-ICE protests have also spread to San Francisco, with roughly 154 people being arrested on Sunday night, the SFGate reported.
https://www.breitbart.com/politics/2025/06/09/anti-ice-prote…

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Claim 7: “leaving campus and marching along Coldwater Canyon and Ventura Boulevard carrying protest signs”

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Reports specify that students marched along Coldwater Canyon and Ventura Boulevard. Wikipedia confirms these are actual streets in the Los Angeles/Studio City area.

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Beverly Glen Boulevard is one of six major routes that connect the Westside of Los Angeles to the San Fernando Valley (the other five are the I-405, Sepulveda Boulevard, Topanga Canyon Boulevard, Laur…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Beverly_Glen_Boulevard

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wikipedia NEUTRAL — Coldwater Canyon Avenue (designated as Coldwater Canyon Drive south of Mulholland Drive) is a street, primarily within the City of Los Angeles, in Los Angeles County, California. It runs 10.3 miles (1…
https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Coldwater_Canyon_Avenue

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Claim 8: ““The school is not officially supporting this walk-out, but students will not be physically prevented from leaving campus should they choose to participate in the protest.””

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Multiple sources explicitly quote or paraphrase Slattery stating the school did not officially support the walk-out but would not physically prevent students from leaving.

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web search NEUTRAL — Jun 6, 2026 ... At the time, school officials told parents they were not officially endorsing the demonstration but would not stop students from leaving campus.
https://nypost.com/2026/06/06/us-news/harvard-westlake-under…

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web search NEUTRAL — Feb 4, 2026 ... “The school is not officially supporting this walkout, but students will not be physically prevented from leaving campus should they choose to ...
https://hwchronicle.com/112908/news/students-protest-immigra…

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web search NEUTRAL — “I know not all schools have a. GSA [club], and I think ours has a lot of reach,” Du Manoir said. “The school does a lot of things to promote and finance events ...
https://studentpress.org/wp-content/uploads/2020/11/Harvard-…

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