So what was the effect on schools of the May 1 “Day Without Immigrants”? It depends on where the school is. In Utah, the attendance was sporadic. In the Los Angeles Unified School District, 1 in 4 students was absent. South of Los Angeles, in the PajaroValley Unified School District 7,000 of 19,000 students skipped school, and a bomb threat at the high school cancelled class for the rest of the students. In White Plains, NY, about 500 teens participated in a demonstration at the Westchester County Courthouse. One Denver high school reported an absentee rate of 98 percent. In … Continue reading →