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Breaking: Occupy CPS. Board members run for cover. « Fred Klonsky #ows

Breaking: Occupy CPS. Board members run for cover. « Fred Klonsky:

Breaking: Occupy CPS. Board members run for cover.

DECEMBER 14, 2011
Following last night’s vigil and camp out in front of 125 South Clark Street, today’s board meeting left Rahm’s hand-picked board members running for cover.
From Tribune:

In a chaotic scene at Chicago Public Schools’headquarters Wednesday, the school board abruptly ended its meeting and went into closed session after being shouted down by a couple dozen angry parents and union representatives upset over planned school closures, consolidations and turnarounds.

At least 10 people were escorted by security out of the building after a systematic protest in defiance of the board’s actions. The proposed