200+ Students now marching on Caesar Chavez Ave. Another group of students reported on Mission. Students groups appear to be headed to downtown march.

Update 12:00 pm – About 250 students from the Chavez Ave march now at City Hall.

Caller reports students marching down Broadway to Olympic start point of main march. No problems with police reported.

Students from the Lincoln High walkout and march have merged with the main march at Olympic & Broadway. There are also new reports of another student walkout at Washington High.

1:45 pm – First march from Olympic & Broadway has started. Caller from the scene estimates 2,000 marchers at this time going down on Broadway.

Reports of more student walkouts. About 200 students marching in Echo Park at this time.

IMC Reporter with the first march at 1st Street reports a very positive and festive march with cheers as student walkout marches feed into the main march. Huge diversity of people and great youth turnout. Reporter estimates at least 2,000 marchers at this time with more feeding in.

2:45 pm - Third march from Echo Park is now underway and marching on Sunset Blvd., headed Downtown. Over 1,000 estimated in this march.

There are three large marches going on at this time. March #1 has reached its rally point at 1st and B-way. March #2 is now at the federal building. March #3 is on Sunset Blvd. headed downtown.

Each march is estimated at over 1,000. Plus there are many other smaller student walkout marches ranging from 50 to 200. Totaled, it is thought that there are at least 5,000+ demonstrating in the streets in the LA metro area at this time.

No reports of incidents with police or any protest related arrests.

It appears that there are a number of different marches going on at this time. One march at 5th & Main is estimated at 450 and there is a third wave of marchers proceeding up Broadway estimated at about 250

IMC reporter in Riverside reports 1,000 marching to Riverside City Hall at this time. Local grassroots groups and union locals together with UCR students make up the demonstration. No police problems observed.

5:25 pm - The two marches reported earlier in Downtown LA have merged and plan to rally at 1st & Broadway.

5:35 pm -Two rallies taking place now in Downtown LA. About 500+ at 1st & Broadway and a few hundred at Olveria Street Plaza at a second rally.

No incidences of police violence have been reported. No known protest related arrests. All events appear to have been peaceful.

There is an event scheduled in MacArthur Park for this evening. No reports from the park at this time. Rain may cancel.