Unhappy with remote learning and the toll it has taken on their students’ academic development, parents across the country are pulling out all the stops to pressure public schools into reopening.

Hundreds of Los Angeles parents participated in a Zoom blackout on Monday during school hours to show teachers and administrators just how serious they are about getting their children back into a classroom. A flyer for the protest said that parents would keep their children offline for as many days as it takes or until the city reaches a deal with the teachers union.