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Hundreds of students demonstrate in support of diversity at four Defense Department schools overseas

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Hundreds of students stage walkout at four Defense Department schools overseas.

Students rally against removal of diversity initiatives, symbols and ideas in schools.

Defense Secretary Pete Hegseth has criticized diversity efforts as divisive.

Defense Education Activity manages 161 schools with more than 66,000 students worldwide.

In Wiesbaden , senior Molly Singleton , 18 , helped organize Thursday ’s demonstration at her school.

Singleton said that prior to the Pentagon -directed changes, some teachers had hung signs on their doors indicating their classroom was a place where students feeling harassed or bullied could find support.

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82

Informative language

81

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43

Article tone

semi-formal

Language

English

Language complexity

52

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possibly offensive

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not hateful

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short-lived

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