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Hundreds of Chicago public school children are spending the first day of classes lined up outside a wealthy suburban school to protest district funding disparities.
The students rode buses Tuesday from Chicago's South Side to New Trier (TREER') High School's campus in Northfield. Students are trying to enroll in more affluent schools to draw attention to problems in Chicago's system.
Many of the protesters are wearing orange T-shirts that read "Save Our Schools Now."
State Sen. James Meeks is organizing the boycott and says he expects the protest to run at least until Friday.
Parents say they're willing to keep their children out of their normal schools for as long as it takes to get state action on the funding issue.
