Hundreds of high schoolers, as well as their teachers and parents, took to South Figueroa Street on Friday to protest for safer streets in South Los Angeles.
They claim that the street is known for all the wrong reasons, and that's why they took charge, hoping to raise awareness of the glaring issues near their place of education — Locke High School.
"I used to walk to school every day and I see all these naked women," said Monserrat Martinez, a LHS student."I have family members who have been sexually abused, so I feel like it really touches home." "I don't wanna seen none of my friends in this area get shot or killed because of it," said Martin Neal.
"You cannot walk up and down Figueroa," said Elizabeth Coello, another student."It's very dangerous."
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