Report & Photos: Venice HIgh Walk out (tags)
LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2009 - An estimated 200 students walked out of classes today at Venice High to support the their teachers and demonstrate against continuing budget cuts and teacher lay offs. They hung banners from some of the buildings and chanted, “books not bombs” and “save our school” among other chants.
VIDEO: Student walk out at Venice High (tags)
VENICE - Short video of a student walk out at Venice High in support of the teachers. Police and school admin forced this reporter from campus shortly after this video was shot.
Friday 9:00 am - Teachers Stage Pickets Instead of Strike (tags)
LOS ANGELES, May 15, 2009 - There are reports of teachers picketing this morning at campus throughout the city. In place of a planned one day strike for today that a judge issued an injunction against.
Consolidated May Day Time Line: (tags)
Consolidated May Day Time Line:
Venice High School Students Walk out of Class (tags)
Venice High School Students Walk out of Class, Los Angeles, May 1st, 2008
2:15 pm - May Day Actions Across City (tags)
Current reports:
12:20 pm - 200 students Walkout at Venice High (tags)
Text message to newsroom report 200 students have walkout at Venice High and are hold a rally at the front of the school on Venice Blvd.