L.A. school honors a living revolutionary

06-07-2010

By Hector Tobar/Los Angeles Times

Sal Castro went from classroom to jail cell. The Eastside social studies teacher was branded a dangerous agitator in the press — held responsible for inciting thousands of teenagers to march out of school. The district attorney slapped a bunch of conspiracy charges on him. The Board of Education voted him out of his job. All that was 42 years ago. Fast forward to Saturday, when Sal Castro will stand with Los Angeles Unified School District dignitaries and cut the ribbon at a brand-new campus: Salvador B. Castro Middle School. "I thought they'd wait until I was dead," joked Castro, 76. "Maybe they're trying to send me a message. Or maybe they're just running out of names." (more...)

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