La Mirada High School students took part in a student-organized “Blackout” walkout on Friday, February 13 to protest I.C.E. in what organizers described as a peaceful civic demonstration designed to amplify student voices and encourage youth participation in the democratic process.
The protest, planned and promoted primarily through student-run social media channels, drew participation from LMHS students who coordinated their efforts in advance, including outreach to school administration and local authorities to ensure the event remained orderly and safe.
Student organizers cited California Senate Bill 955 as a guiding framework for the demonstration. The state measure allows students in grades 6–12 to participate in one civic or political event per year with an excused absence, provided the school is notified in advance. Under the law, schools are not permitted to impose punitive academic or disciplinary consequences when proper notice procedures are followed…