'I'm not so sure about the results'

Look fast or you'll miss it. Just after 8:45 a.m., the few hundred parents and teachers demonstrating at Roosevelt High School had disappeared.

The only group left was a contingent of mariachi students waiting for a bus to take them from the school, east of downtown Los Angeles, to UCLA for a performance.

Sofia DeLuna, a 17-year-old junior who sings and plays violin in the group, said she’s seen three protests at the school relating to budget cuts. She said only parents and teachers were allowed to take part this morning.

“I think they do get attention, but I’m not so sure about the results,” DeLuna said. “Today, there were more people than in the past. Maybe they’re getting fed up finally.”

--Francisco Vara-Orta