Yesterday, the Chicago Teacher's Union filed two lawsuits regarding the upcoming school closings. One suit alleges that Special Education students, 5,200 of them, are at risk because of the closings. The other lawsuit says that the African American students are being targeted.
A statement released by CPS countered that "too many children today are trapped in underutilized, under-resourced schools cheating them of the investments they need to succeed in the classroom." Yes there are underutilized and under-resourced schools? Has anyone bothered to ask why or how we got to this point. If CPS is really in charge, why did they allow schools to become under-resourced?
As the May 22nd date approaches, where the CPS brass will announce its closings, it is evident that the two sides are doing anything but cooperating with one another. I don't expect things to get any better in the days following the CPS edict or when classes resume in August.
I can tell you this...some schools will now become overcrowded as a result of the impending closures and many will still be under-resourced.
Stay tuned!
Dick
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