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On Monday March 27th, word spread fast around high schools in
California and across the nation that students would be walking out of their
classes in protest of the anti-immigrant legislation known as HR 4437. House
bill HR 4437 would make being an undocumented immigrant a felony and
criminalize anyone who offered non-emergency assistance to undocumented
workers and their families. The demonstrations continued Tuesday and grew in
number. >> Read
the photo reports byLA IMC | Report
by Don White
The walkouts have included thousands of students in Fresno, Aptos,
Watsonville, Hollister and Salinas. Police have dealt harshly with many of the
students while other authority figures have both offered support for the
student's cause and simultaneously urged students to remain in school. School
districts, working with local police, have now begun to implement lockdowns to
prevent students from leaving campuses. Nevertheless, the actions continued
Wednesday and more are planned for the near future. >> Read
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March 30 Report
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3/28 Watsonville, CA: Watsonville
High Walk Out
Watsonville Student Legal Defense
Leslie Radford reports: Today I met
2,000 of them walking to City Hall. I heard them on the streets, the cheering,
chanting crew, the police sirens, the helicopter circling. By the time I shook
loose from what I was doing, they'd passed by, so I jumped in my car to catch
up with them marching down Cesar Chavez. A thousand students, spread over
blocks, were walking down the sidewalk, with a police escort shutting down a
lane of traffic . Full Story: La
Gran Walkout, to City Hall by Leslie Radford
Photos: Silver
Lake and Echo Park Students March by jlr - builder123 || Must
see City Hall: School Walk Out by jmr || Students
March on Van Nuys by Andrew Said || Artesia
High School Students Walkout! by revolutionrock
April 1: North High Students March to City Hall
Details are still sketchy, but it appears that the Orange County Treasurer/Tax Collector's office and a number of other government agencies were shut down yesterday when Santa Ana high school students flooded them in protest of anti-immigration legislation.
Several of Santa Ana's poorest working class Mexican neighborhoods suddenly found themselves under a state of siege last night when an estimated two hundred Santa Ana police officers, Orange County Sheriff's deputies, and California Highway patrolmen descended into the area and squelched a peaceful protest near the intersection of Bristol and McFadden Streets.
[San Diego IMC} The march went through barrio logan and sherman heights. Many bystanders showed support, standing on their porches or on top of buildings, waving mexican flags. Lots of people from the community joined the march as it went by.
Students walked out of high schools all over San Diego and as the marches arrived at Chicano Park, the crowd roared. Some students simply didn't go to school. SDSU, City College and UCSD students were in attendance as well. Report Photo
3/31: Emergency Calls Needed for Student Protestors in San Diego!
3/30: Schools Shut Down Today, Massive Walkouts Friday
3/29: Police
Brutality Against Students Walking Out
Phoenix, AZ
3/28: Photo Report
Tucson, AZ
3/30: Students walk out for a second day
3/30: Fliers, notes help organize students
3/30: 4
Articles about El Paso Students walk Out
Houston police have taken at least 26 Houston public school students into custody after dozens of students walked out of classes today.
Students from all ends of our sprawled city made the march to city hall to protest repressive immigration laws proposed by the government of this country. It rained cold all morning in Houston, but the heat in the passionate hearts of these youth kept them going regardless of the weather or the distance.
[Houston IMC] On Saturday March 25, A
5,000 strong immigrant's rights rally followed the Dream
March filling the streets of Houston with chants, solidarity and
celebration.
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The march was orgnized by Jovenes Unidos por un Futuro Mejor (Young Immigrants for a Better Future), around support for the DREAM Act, which would allow undocumented students who graduate from high school to recive in state tuition and allow some college students to apply for temporary and permanent legal status.
3/28: Photo Report
On March 29, The Los Angeles School district and police are enforcing a crack down on student walk outs today. All high schools are on lock down and police cars are patrolling the perimeter of some of those high schools that have seen the largest walk out in the past three days.
Still this crack down did not prevent about 50 students from Westchester High from staging a walkout and march to the offices of Univision this morning. They were able to meet with an anchor from the station. The students were followed by police squad cars, one police helicopter and 2 media helicopters. After staging a short rally and speaking with the newsman from Univision the students voluntarily boarded 2 school buses and were taken back to school. The march was peaceful and there were no arrests. The students will, however, be cited with truancy.
In a clear reversal by city officials, educators and police, student protesters today faced campus lockdowns, arrests and threats with both Mayor Antonio Villaraigosa and Schools Superintendent Ray Romer threatening consequences to further student protests and "truancy."
Useful Advise from Los Angeles National Lawyers
Guild
http://www.nlg-la.org/righttoprotest.htm
Students Rights to Participate in Political Protest (National Lawyers Guild Northern California)
*The law and school policies depends on the state and school district you lives, so you shoulc check with your local National Lawyers Guild chapters for more information.
English: (310) 712-6373
Spanish: (310) 712-7066
Assistance with Walkout related Truancy Tickets, School Suspension and other Disciplinary actions for the Los Angeles, CA area students.
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