I'd have thought they'd protest the failure of their schools to teach them to read

You don’t need no stinkin’ school to be Prez, bro

50% of world’s high school dropouts reveal that they did so to protest global warming.

As [Little Greta] approaches her 18th month on strike from school, many teenagers across the globe are following her lead, regardless of whether they were going to drop out, anyway.

“Yeah, uh, climate change or whatever it’s called is super important to me,” says James Davidson, 17, “so that’s definitely why I stopped going to school two years ago. For sure.”

Davidson’s mom, Emily, had some initial concerns. “To be honest, when James dropped out of school to spend his time vaping and playing video games, I was worried. But now that I know it’s because he cares so passionately about the environment… well, I just couldn’t be more proud!”