1968 CHICANO STUDENT WALKOUTS

CONDITIONS

• Chicano children received inferior education
• Over 50% of Chicano students were kicked out of schools b/c of their lack in reading and writing skills
• There were also overcrowded classrooms, insensitive teachers, few Chicano teachers, and less access to extra curricular activities

ACTIONS

• In East LA students decided to take action
• Created strike committees at Garfield, Roosevelt, and Lincoln High, along with a central committee between the schools
• Formulated 36 demands for better schooling
• Walked out of school, March 1-8

OBSTACLES

• Plan went awry (students walked out too early)
• Police struck protesters
• 13 activists were arrested

ACHIEVEMENTS

• Walkout caused creation of EICC which pressed schools to be more responsive to Chicanos/as
• Promoted Chicano activists in LA and across America to take action
• The East LA walkout methods spread