Taking back the schools

Question 1

Name the high schools that initially participated in the walkouts?

Answer 1

Garfield, Wilson, Roosevelt, Lincoln

Question 2

What role did Sal Castro play during the walkouts?

Answer 2

he was a counselor and organized the walkouts

Question 3

What were the students demands?

Answer 3

They demanded bilingual classes/instruction, hiring of mexican american teachers and counselors, mexican american history classes, and an end to corporal punishment

Question 4

Name the students leaders of the walkouts?

Answer 4

Paula Crisostomo 
Fred Resendez 
Margarita Cuaron 
Carlos Munoz 
Juan Ortiz

Question 5

What was the role of the brown berets?

Answer 5

to protect the students from the police during the walkouts

Question 6

What does the acronym COINTELPRO stand for?

Answer 6

Counter Intelligence Program

Question 7

What was the purpose of COINTELPRO?

Answer 7

to disrupt the walkouts and infiltrate

Question 8

Do the students initially receive any type of support?

Answer 8

no

Question 9

How does the LAUSD attempt to get the students back into the classrooms?

Answer 9

threatening to suspend them to suspend, expel, take away scholarships, taking away grants

Question 10

How does the LAUSD attempt to dilute the students growing power?

Answer 10

by diverting their supporters efforts from their educational cause to instead freeing the LA 13 that were arrested and charged with conspiracy, as well reinstating Sal Castros job