Protest of empty desks

Ben Weischedel with the L.A. Rugby Club in support for United Way starts to load 375 school desks that were blocking Beaudry Avenue in front of L.A. Unified headquarters Tuesday. The 375 desks represent the number of students who drop out of school every week of a school year. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

April 8, 2014 3:22 PM PT

The 375 school desks that were blocking Beaudry Avenue in front of L.A. Unified headquarters in downtown Los Angeles on Tuesday represent the number of students that drop out of school every week of a school year and are part of a protest by education advocates who represent Communities for Los Angeles Student Success (CLASS).

A traffic officer walks past 375 school desks blocking Beaudry Avenue in front of L.A. Unified Headquarters. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

375 school desks placed by civil rights groups and education advocates block the street in front of the Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Jesse Perez starts to load the 375 school desks that were blocking Beaudry Avenue. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Anahisa Aguirre, right, after spending the night on the steps of L.A. Unified headquarters waits to enter the school board meeting Tuesday morning. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Ryan Smith, director of education for United Way of Greater Los Angeles, straightens one of 375 school desks in front of L.A. Unified headquarters. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Ryan Smith, director of education for United Way of Greater Los Angeles, and Jason Mandell, United Way’s director of public affairs, talk in front of 375 school desks blocking Beaudry Avenue in front of L.A. Unified headquarters. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

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