Because they’re dismayed and distraught over Donald Trump’s victory, 1,500 or so students — and their teachers — staged a walkout at Berkeley High School in northern California early Wednesday morning.

Some students held Mexican flags, while others waved flags with vulgar messages. The students marched to the campus of the nearby University of California, Berkeley, where they were joined by students from other nearby schools — and their teachers.

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“It’s shocking that America voted for this man,” 16-year-old Berkeley junior Gabby Klein told Berkeleyside.com. “He’s a racist, a sexist, a xenophobe. It’s one step forward and two steps back. We had Obama and now we have Donald Trump and Melania. It’s disgusting.”

What these protesting students do not understand: The new president may be their only hope to grow into independent, fully functioning adults.

Some students tweeted “#NotMyPresident.” Others chanted “Si, se puede,” which is Spanish for “Yes, we can,” the Los Angeles Times reported.

“It’s not the first time we’ve had a walkout,” Berkeley Unified School District spokesman Charles Burress told the Times. “We know what to expect. We know what we need to do.”

Apparently, what they needed to do was precisely … nothing.

Not only did school officials not put a stop to crude signs and the wholesale abandonment of the classroom, but they accompanied students as they marched. In other words, even academic professionals seemed unable to put their personal feelings aside in order to perform their jobs.

There were no plans to discipline the students, Burress said.

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The Los Angeles Unified School District announced Wednesday that counseling would be available for students who have not been able to come to grips with a duly elected Donald Trump.

“As students and staff arrive at school today, we know there may be feelings of fear and anxiety, especially within our most vulnerable communities,” LAUSD Board President Steve Zimmer wrote the district’s families in a letter, according to the Sherman Oaks Patch. “The District is providing additional support to those who need it.”

Part of the legacy of the Obama administration is the coddling of students who feel fragile emotionally when things don’t go their way. Trickle-down kowtowing from U.S. college campuses to high schools is apparently the order of the day in California — where microaggressions and safe spaces take priority over academic excellence and steady personal growth into adulthood.

What these protesting students do not understand is that the new president may be their only hope to grow into independent, fully functioning adults.