Whatever happened to independent school districts? Does the Mayor of Chicago also supposed to run the schools? Do they not have a school board?
If they strike, fire them.
Oh wait, closed PUBLIC schools.... cool.
Shelters?
Unlike every other school district in Illinois, the Chicago Board of Education is appointed, not elected. Every member of the Board of Education is a mayoral appointee, so Mayor Rahm Emanuel (and his immediate predecessor, former Mayor Richard M. Daley) are responsible for the composition of the school board.