Teachers part of the United Teachers Los Angeles (UTLA) union protested outside of the Diego Rivera Complex in October over their working conditions. The protest happened before the start of school.
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Looting has followed in the wake of protests across the country, just as many retailers and restaurants were reopening from the pandemic. While people were out protesting for justice, others took advantage of the situation to do crimes like looting, burning down things, stealing, and much more. Some stores actually decided to respond to these actions and you wouldn’t believe what they had to say!
On May 25th the life of George Floyd was taken by Minneapolis officer Derek Chauvin in what was supposed to be an arrest not a murder. Videos capturing the arrest turned murder show Floyd (a man of color) with Chauvin’s knee placed on his neck preventing him from being able to breathe. Floyd is heard repeatedly telling the officer he couldn’t breathe. However, Chauvin ignored him, resulting in his murder. As a result thousands of people from all races, communities and around the world have come together in many ways to show support for black lives. With some not allowed to go to the Black Lives Matter protests because of COVID-19 or they’re teenagers whose parents fear that may not be safe to be around if things get ugly or any other reason, here’s how support comes in many different ways from many people.
One of the most controversial UTLA agreements is that LAUSD will put a pause on allowing new charter schools to open up. UTLA wants to put a cap on charter schools because they say that charter schools take money away from LAUSD schools. Schools get money for each student that attends, so when those students leave and start going to charter schools, their former schools won’t get money for them anymore. Some also say charter schools provide a worse quality education, while others say they can provide a better alternative for educators and students who feel limited by LAUSD’s rules.
In Los Angeles, California during January 7th through the 11th, teachers were planning to strike against LAUSD if a reasonable agreement was not met.UTLA and LAUSD met every day during January 7th through 11th to get an agreement to happen to avoid the strike. In preparation for the strike teachers prepared their students by giving them information on how things were going to work during the strike.