Keller ISD officials told CBS News Texas that walking out is considered skipping class, and students will face the consequences.

Keller high school students said it was their turn to be heard as they walked out of classrooms Friday morning to protest a proposal to split their district in two. At 9:40 a.m., as teachers readied to take attendance,

Timber Creek High students gather with other Keller ISD students after walking out of school on Friday, Feb. 7, to protest the proposed split of the school district. Timber Creek High students gather with other Keller ISD students after walking out of school on Friday, Feb. 7, to protest the proposed split of the school district.