UPDATE (5:15 p.m.) - Fremont Public Schools issued a statement saying that a non-school-sponsored, student-led demonstration started around 2:00 p.m. School administrators were supervising with the goal of ensuring that students were safe and peaceful.

“We value our relationship with our first responders and their help today. We will continue to work together to keep our students and community safe,” stated Dr. Brad Dahl, Superintendent.

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FREMONT, Neb. — A girl who was part of a protest against ICE taking place at a Nebraska school is injured after being hit by a vehicle displaying a Trump flag.

It happened around 2:30 p.m. Thursday at Fremont High School. Dozens of students were part of the protest and were holding signs and chanting. A boy, who appeared to be high-school aged, parked his SUV with the flag in front of the school, got out of the vehicle and exchanged words with the protesters. He then got back into the SUV, revved the engine and drove forward.

A girl, who appears to be a student, was standing several feet in front of the vehicle, facing it and holding a sign toward the car. The driver accelerated and hit the protester, casting her to the side. The driver stopped briefly as a school administrator approached, then drove away from the scene.

An NCN reporter captured video of the incident and is on scene.

Police and paramedics responded to the school. The girl was loaded into an ambulance on a stretcher and transported to a hospital. She was alert, talking and smiling while interacting with first responders.

A witness shared a video with NCN that shows the incident from a second angle:

 

Officials with Fremont Police declined to comment and said they will issue a news release later on Thursday.

Students and others continued the protest after the incident.

“When you see it in real life, when you see it happening right in front of your eyes, it’s a different shock,” Evelyn Martinez said. “I’m still very shaken.”