HUNTINGTON BEACH, Calif.—Hundreds of parents, teachers, and students rallied near the Huntington Beach pier Oct. 18 as part of the state-wide “walk-out” to denounce California’s COVID-19 vaccine mandate for K-12 students. Protesters gathered along the Pacific Coast Highway and Main Street for the planned statewide school walkout with signs stating “my body, my choice,” “respect my choice,” and “I can’t breathe.” “Let’s go Brandon!” was chanted, referencing a joke regarding President Joe Biden as drivers passed by honking and cheering in support. Judy Booker, a special education teacher at Westminster High School arrived at the pier shortly after being escorted out of her classroom by school officials for not complying with weekly COVID-19 testing and refusing to receive the vaccine. “I didn’t plan to leave,” Booker told The Epoch Times. “I’m not sick. I have no symptoms, and I’ve already had to take 10 days off from someone who had …