Parents and students ‘walk-in’ at LAUSD schools to protest charter expansion

Parents, teachers and students carry signs and banners during a “walk-in” to show their loyalty to 20th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles on Wednesday. The rally was to show support for traditional public schools.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Feb. 17, 2016 9:45 AM PT

Parents, students and teachers at Los Angeles Unified schools stage a “walk-in” before school Wednesday, Feb. 17, 2016, to protest charter school expansion and call for greater investment in public education.

Kindergarten student Lauren Martinez joins parents, teachers and fellow students carrying signs and banners during a “walk-in” to show their support of 20th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Parents, teachers and students support 20th Street Elementary School in Los Angeles during a “walk-in” Wednesday.

(Mark Boster / Los Angeles Times)

Anna Bakalis with United Teachers Los Angeles helps students Kevin Ambrosio, center, and Usbaldo Ramirez hang a banner for a “walk-in” at Hamilton High School in Los Angeles.

(Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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