Many children stayed home yesterday while parents demanded more protection at an elementary school where two teachers are suspected of molesting students in class.
More than a quarter of the students at Miramonte Elementary School were absent, with attendance reaching just 72 percent, according to figures from the Los Angeles Unified School District.
About three dozen parents and supporters protested in front of the main doors off the school, some carrying a banner that read, "We the parents demand our children be protected from lewd teacher acts."