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NEWARK, N.J. (AP) — Some students from three Newark high schools have walked out of class to protest the state's control of New Jersey's largest school district.
Students from Science Park High School, Arts High School and Central High School were joined by community activists and parents as they left their classes Tuesday.
The walkout is the latest in an ongoing protest of the school system. Some parents are also holding students out of class.
Activists say they want the state to hand over control to a local school board for the first time in nearly two decades.
Speaking in Camden on Tuesday, Gov. Chris Christie says the students who walked out have "no basis for their actions" and said they were being led by "selfish adults."
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