LAUSD heads back to school

Michelle Fraire, 4, shows her mother, Susana Martinez, her school supplies in front of Fair Elementary School in North Hollywood.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Lorenzo Marcial, 10, holds the American flag for his fifth-grade class, on the first day of school at Fair Elementary School in North Hollywood.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Sasha Bella Cruz, 6, snuggles close to her father, Antonio Cruz, as they walk into Sasha’s first-grade class at Fair Elementary School.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Joshua Padilla, 7, leads his class in line on the first day of school at Fair Elementary School in North Hollywood.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Student’s line up for the first day of school at Fair Elementary School in North Hollywood.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Dillen Gilmore, 6, is first in line for his class at Fair Elementary School in North Hollywood.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Jose Tinoco holds his daughter, Jocelyn Tinoco, 5, in front of Fair Elementary School in North Hollywood on her first day of school.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Maria Esquivel attempts to console her granddaughter, Vianca Esquivel, 4, on her first day in pre-K at Hadden Elementary School in Pacoima.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

LAUSD Board Member Monica Ratliff opens a milk carton for second-grader Sean Fuentes, 7, right, on his first day of school at Hadden Elementary School in Pacoima,   (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)

Juan Carlos Rodriguez, left, Title I coordinator, gives a high-five to second-grader Armando Rodriguez, 7, during lunch on the first day of school at Hadden Elementary School in Pacoima.  (Francine Orr / Los Angeles Times)