#SaveGresham parents decry no art or music in the school and the lack of respect and concern by CPS and the Mayor pic.twitter.com/xzQeSOIlvk
— Jackson Potter (@jpottery) May 16, 2014
UPDATE The parents reportedly ended the sit-in around 2:30 p.m. Saturday after CPS officials agreed to meet with the group at a future Local School Council meeting. DNAinfo has more.
Parents of students at Walter Gresham Elementary School staged a sit-in at the school, telling media they were not leaving until a Chicago Public Schools official or Mayor Rahm Emanuel addressed their demands.
The parents were protesting Gresham’s turnaround status the Chicago Board of Education voted in April to give the school, and the proposed replacement of the entire school’s staff.
#SaveGresham, grandparent of 2 students at Gresham, Ollie Clements, demands 1) no turnaround 2) maintain all staff 3) restore slashed funds
— Jackson Potter (@jpottery) May 16, 2014
Read more at DNAinfo
A CPS spokesperson did not respond to Chi-Town Review’s request for comments.
