Immigrant-rights activists walk out of school, form chain across Ringling bridge
HERALD-TRIBUNE STAFF REPORT AND WIRE SERVICES
ORLANDO
More than 100 students walked out of Bayshore High School in Bradenton in a show of support. Many of the students said they were immigrants themselves. Some said they came to the United States undocumented or had family members waiting for years with little hope of becoming a U.S. citizen.
Jesus Gonzalez, who immigrated with his parents to the United States as a child through a border town in Texas, organized the rally.
In Sarasota County, students were permitted to miss school if they had a permission slip signed by a parent. Parents exercised that right at Tuttle Elementary School.
More than 250 students -- about a quarter of the school was absent.
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....In Chicago's Union Park, hundreds of demonstrators began gathering hours before the noon march was to begin.People chanted, "Today we march, tomorrow we vote," as they have in other immigrant rallies. Many waved American and Mexican flags.