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Latino high school students walk out of classrooms in Los Angeles


December 19, 2013  |  Uncategorized
1968 Latino high school students walk out of classrooms in Los Angeles in protest of being punished for speaking Spanish

The participating students walk out in protest of being punished for speaking Spanish in schools. They are severely punished for the walkouts and thirteen are arrested on charges of disorderly conduct and conspiracy. The walkouts result in policy change in the Los Angeles school district.

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