Pedro Martinez, a senior at Estancia High who helped plan the event on short notice Thursday, said many Latino students won't have the same opportunities they once had without bilingual education.
Some students have a hard time with English words.
The transition will definitely be hard. The students started their protest rally about 9 a.m. and tried to recruit support at Newport Harbor and Costa Mesa high schools, but received little response. As they marched, some drivers cheered the group, but others shouted racial epithets. Costa Mesa police reported minor traffic delays during the march but no injuries. Estancia administrators could not be reached for comment about the protest.