What would you do if your children, over a period of time, had been moved from one school to another within your community, only later to have the school(s) altered and then your son and/or daughter is told that they will have to be bused to another school in a different neighborhood? As I said, what would you do? How would you feel?
Such is the case in the Bronzeville community where there have been a staggering 22 school changes over the past 10 years. All of these are due to school closings, turnarounds or consolidations. I know I wouldn't be happy to participate in such musical chairs. Actually, musical chairs is a more benign activity to say the least.
Yesterday, in light of the above constant school manipulations by the CPS, parents in Bronzeville along with members of the Kenwood Oakland Community Organization filed a Title VI civil rights complaint. The bottom line is this...they want a stable neighborhood school without the constant manipulations. In essence, they want to be treated fairly.
Like I said, it's hard to dispute!
Dick
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