Pink Friday: Teachers protest layoff notices

Cathy Brooks, left, and Dan Hyke join other teachers and school support staff in front of Alhambra High School on “Pink Friday” to protest potential layoffs. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Sept. 16, 2014 12:05 PM PT

Prompted by billions of dollars in state budget cuts, more than 26,000 teachers have already received pink slips, including 2,300 in the Los Angeles Unified School District. These notices are warnings and must be finalized later this year. Educators are hopeful that many will be rescinded by the May ballot, if propositions 1A and 1B -- which would provide billions in new education spending -- are approved by voters.

Pink Friday: Teachers protest layoff notices

English teacher Mary Cannon, sporting a pink wig and pink boa, hugs Alhambra High sophomore Rosalie Navarro during morning protests, part of a statewide effort to speak up for schools. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)

Foreign language teacher Rosa Aguilar, right, waves pink “Stand Up for Schools” fliers as auto shop teacher Victor Quiroz does the same in the background. (Al Seib / Los Angeles Times)