Chatham-Kent students are expected to join tens of thousands of others in a province-wide high school walk-out this afternoon. 
The students are protesting cuts to education by the Ford Government, including increasing class sizes, a reported loss of 18,000 teaching jobs across Ontario, and changes to the health and phys-ed curriculum, among other things.
In an online statement, organizers say the announced policy changes and financial cuts will be extremely detrimental to students on both a long-term and widespread scale, and will affect students in a non-monetary and social capacity.
Students from Chatham-Kent Secondary School, John McGregor Secondary School, and UCC have registered their intent to take part online.
The walk-out is expected to begin at 1:15 this afternoon.