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Friday, January 18, 2013

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CPS retreats on high school closings. But still no moratorium.

Mike Klonsky's SmallTalk Blog: CPS retreats on high school closings. But still no moratorium.:


CPS retreats on high school closings. But still no moratorium.

“Closing high schools could potentially result in students traveling further, being forced to cross gang boundaries and placing students in great harm,” she wrote to the panel’s chairman. “We simply cannot support any decision that would jeopardize the safety and well-being of our students.” -- Barbara Byrd-Bennett
The schools CEO says she will follow the recommendations of her appointed School Utilization Commission and not close any high schools -- except for "rare cases"??? She admits, it's just too dangerous. That admission is a