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Groups around the country is los angeles based parent revolution. they managed to pass legislation called the parent trigger law that gives them the authority to force change through a petition. everything from firing jaded teachers to converting the school into a charter. >> right now, education a duopoly of power. the administration and teachers are making decisions and assessing kids and the one group that doesnt have a strong voice and actual place at the table are parents. >> there are 20 s...

With the students behavior. despite their anger, these parents say that they dont want their teachers heads to roll and dont want mount gleason taken over by a new charter school. they want the school principal removed and its leadership reorganized. >> it is time to stand up together and fight for what we want. that one person cant win the battle. but together we can all win the war. >> reporter: they demand accountability and believe the trigger law is the only way to get it. thelma gutierrez,...

>> reporter: hr -- he says the trigger law is more of the same. >> you start creating a number of different options and in essence confuse parents. >> reporter: what do you tell parents who are so frustrated? not just about maybe school performance but that these kinds of things are happening. >> in general, i believe that schools make the best effort they can to address the concerns of parents and assure the safety of children at the schools. >> reporter: we asked him about the incidents at mou...

Restraining order against a student. >> they completely and totally ignored the order. >> we met with every level there is to from the assistant principals, principal, district directors, local superintendents, and the district superintendents, the head superintendent of the district. we met at every level. theres tons of documentation, parents have documentation. we have just stopped the battle until we hit knock nothing but a blocked wall. >> reporter: out of the four of you, how many of you p...