Groups of students from Marshall High School, James A. Garfield High School and Bravo Medical Magnet School walked off campus in student-led demonstrations.

Protesters swarmed the Spring and Main street overpasses of the 101 Freeway, with police on standby to prevent them from trying to walk onto the highway.

Draped in Mexican and Salvadoran flags, roughly 1,000 demonstrators gathered near City Hall shortly before noon, blocking traffic at Spring and Temple streets.