LOS ANGELES (CNS) — About 200 people marched through downtown Los Angeles Tuesday in support of parental rights and notification policies in schools, while a separate group gathered nearby to rally in support of LGBTQ+ youth, ultimately leading to an unlawful assembly declaration and at least two arrests.

The parental-rights march was organized in a social media campaign under the Instagram moniker Leave Our Kids Alone, supporting parental rights and opposing "indoctrination," "sexualization" or "grooming" of children in schools.

That group backs policies adopted by some Inland Empire school districts requiring schools to notify parents if their children identify as transgender or try to identify as a gender other than the one listed on their birth certificate.

The Leave Our Kids Alone group assembled outside Los Angeles City Hall, then marched to Los Angeles Unified School District headquarters at Third Street and Beaudry Avenue, where some participants sat in the intersection.

Meanwhile, members of the smaller counter protest, some of whom waved Pride flags, assembled nearby, prompting officers to set up skirmish lines to keep the groups separated. According to reports from the scene, police attempted to push the counter-protesters back, but two people allegedly resisted and were taken into custody.

An officer at the scene told local media that some people in the crowd pushed officers, and some items were thrown at police, prompting the arrests.

Police declared an unlawful assembly, but the groups lingered in the area, with the Leave Our Kids Alone participants on Third Street and the counter-protesters on Beaudry Avenue. Police did manage to push the smaller counter-protest group away from the intersection on Beaudry.

Shortly after 2 p.m., police said the Leave Our Kids Alone group had begun leaving the area and making its way back into downtown, where the assembly began earlier. The other group was also slowly dissipating.

Opponents of parental-notification policies say such requirements can put LGBTQ+ students at risk if their families are not accepting of their gender identity.

Organizers of Tuesday's counter-rally, including Ground Game LA and Queer Nation Los Angeles, accused the parental-rights group of "trying to bring their hate to Los Angeles City Hall," and of promoting a "hate-filled, fascist agenda of fear."

Some people in the Leave Our Kids Alone group waved American flags while others carried signs with slogans such as "Parental Rights Matter" and "Parental rights are non-negotiable," and many wore shirts saying "Leave our kids alone." One held a sign reading "Teach the Bible, not porn."

State Attorney General Rob Bonta said earlier this month he was investigating if the Chino Valley Unified School District had violated civil rights of students by adopting a parental-notification law earlier this year. He also denounced a similar vote take this month by the Murrieta Valley School Board in Riverside County, calling the requirement "a forced outing policy."