STUDENTS in Alaska’s capital walked out of school on Thursday and marched through the halls of the statehouse to protest at the Republican governor’s latest education veto and the state legislature’s failure to override it.

The walkout in Juneau was part of a protest organised by the executive board of the Alaska Association of Student Governments, said student organiser Felix Myers.

Plans called for 40-minute walkouts at schools across Alaska, with 40 representing the number of votes that legislators needed to override the veto by Governor Mike Dunleavy.