Anger over budget cuts boils over at L.A. schools ( 39 teachers arrested)

[billyoc]

Hundreds of teachers call in sick and hundreds of high school students walk out of classrooms. The teachers union president is among 39 arrested at a sit-in outside L.A. Unified headquarters.

The head of the Los Angeles teachers union was among 39 people arrested Friday during a sit-in outside the school district headquarters, one among dozens of peaceful protests around the city by teachers and students outraged by plans for deep cuts in education spending.

"Don't raise class size!" the protesters chanted before Los Angeles Police Department officers moved in to break up the demonstration.

United Teachers Los Angeles President A.J. Duffy was among those who had raised his fist in response to police requests to disperse, and who was bound with plastic handcuffs and taken away in an LAPD bus for booking on a charge of blocking a public street.

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http://www.latimes.com/news/local/la-me-teachers16-2009may16,0,5718877.story

[phantom power]

1. The torches and pitchforks are coming.

Every additional percent unemployment brings us closer. Every additional million people without health care. Every fat CEO bonus check.

[lib2DaBone]

2. Mega Millions for the Banksters... nothing for the teachers.....

Republican priorities.....

[Warpy]

3. California taxophobes are going to have to rethink a few things

because all their resistance to taxes is causing a great deal of pain when it comes to public services.

You get what you pay for, folks, and if you want to make it as fair as possible, you institute a progressive income tax.

[Boxerfan]

4. Glad it made some news-This is going on nationwide

My 2 girls, 8 & 9 have had thier arts & music classes closed. Not to mention scores of other cuts. But whole departments,ussually the ones kids need most are the first to go.

Gotta float all the gambling debts of the bankers first!

Gadz-this is an entire generation being looted of the education they need -Probably the best investment in our future!. My freakin head hurts...