The Los Angeles Unified School District Board of Education voted 4-3 in favor of a proposal that could lead to mass layoffs.
Students in Montebello walked out of class in droves on Thursday morning to protest the potential firing of hundreds of teachers throughout the local school district.
The Montebello Unified School District board voted Tuesday in favor of eliminating 333 positions, which includes teachers, administrators and school maintenance staff.
The Los Angeles Unified School District will be notifying 1,600 administrators of possible layoffs over the next two days.