Cutting buses was step one in revoking the right of Chicago parents to pick a school that best matches their child’s needs.
Any parent knows when their child isn’t listening or hiding something. That’s why Chicago Public Schools parents recognize that Chicago’s unelected Board of Education is hiding information and failing to listen. With no community input, the school board announced itsWhen the strategic plan was met with backlash from parents across the city, the school board assured the public that it was not closing any selective-enrollment or magnet schools.
When the board released its plan, its apathetic reaction to stranded families suddenly made more sense. Cutting buses was step one in revoking the right of parents to pick a school that best matches their child’s needs.
We met with CPS Chief Operating Officer Charles Mayfield monthly. We organized a protest and secured signatures from 27 Chicago aldermen advocating our solutions. We lobbied the mayor’s office and legislators in Springfield to address the plight of 5,500 students struggling daily to get to school. Parents and students are witnessing how unchecked power sets its own course. This year, it was busing; next year, districtwide budget cuts are being managed behind the scenes without a word of parent input. Past school boards shared school budgets publicly; this board has failed to do so. What we have individually heard from our own children’s school budgets is concerning.
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