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Article: Hispanics Boycott Compton School
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- Los Angeles Sentinel
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- September 22, 1994
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Bryan Cotton
Los Angeles Sentinel
09-22-1994
Hispanics Boycott Compton School.
Despite attempts by Latino activists to organize attendance boycotts at a Compton elementary school last week, district officials confirmed that approximately 100 of the school's 431 students took part in the strike, just a little above the normal daily absentee rate for a normal school day.
"I suspect (the boycott) has some impact (on attendance)," said Deputy Superintendent George McKenna. "A significant enough impact for us to be concerned."
Activists John and Frank Madrid, who led the group of Hispanic parents and students in the protests at McKinley Elementary School, said they were picketing to denounce the ...