Student walkout grows

As of 10:30, about 600 students had walked out from less than a dozen Los Angeles Unified School District campuses -- far fewer than had been anticipated.

The largest group, according to district officials, came from Garfield High School in East Los Angeles, where about 150 students left. Students from all schools were being escorted by either school district police or school administrators and there were no reports of any altercations or accidents involving students. If needed, school buses will be sent downtown later in the afternoon to provide students rides back to their campuses, said district spokeswoman Monica Carazo.

-Joel Rubin