The documentary, "Taking Back the Schools," showed the problems that were brought about in the 1960's in schools in the Los Angeles area where many Mexican-Americans students attended public schools. The documentary was about the walkout (known as "blowout") of the Mexican-American students to protest against the unfair treatment they were given by the school board and the faculty members from the schools they attended. The students demanded bilingual classes, Mexican-American teachers and counselors, Mexican-American history classes, and to rid of corporal punishment. These students were "dunced" for speaking Spanish. They were only offered labor classes, as in woodshop, auto mechanic, and sewing. They made many peaceful attempts to receive their demands from the school board however the school board would ignore their demands. In a last attempt, the students had performed a walkout-protest to get the publics attention, so the country would know about the school boards failure to negotiate with the students. .
Because of the students" bravery, Hispanic students from the present are offered the same opportunities as Caucasian students. Teachers now guide Hispanic students for them to gain equal opportunities for becoming eligible for applying to colleges and universities. .
However, there are still remains many problems at schools with Hispanic students as the majority race. For example, overcrowded classes are one of the many problems that distract students from learning. Also, "Hispanic" schools don't offer as many learning programs for students as "white" schools. There is also a need for more federal funds for "Hispanic" schools. Until these problems are solved, there will always be a present discrimination against Hispanic students. .
