Posted on 01/05/2014 1:54:20 PM PST by matt04
The Chicago Teachers Union is demanding that CPS close all schools due to the extreme cold that is forecast for Monday.
“Right now, CPS and the City of Chicago’s Office of Emergency Management are sending confusing and mixed messages to the public about what to do,” said CTU President Karen GJ Lewis in a press release. “We believe common sense would dictate that CPS should close schools with at least 10 inches of snow already on the ground and a record-breaking low temperature of -10 degrees forecast for Monday.”
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Schools throughout the Chicago area have announced school closings for Monday, including Northwestern, DePaul and the University of Chicago. CTU says CPS should close Monday too.
“We expect nothing less when it comes to paying attention to the well-being of the children and teachers we serve,” Lewis said. “In light of the forecast, sending children to school in such dangerous weather conditions shouldn’t even be an option for parents.”
(Excerpt) Read more at chicago.cbslocal.com ...
“We just received an e-mail and a telephone call from the Naperville School District (203) that the District 203 schools would be closed on Monday, January 7, 2013. But then, it gets colder out here than by the lake.”
Yes, I know, I live right next to you in Downers Grove. Hello frozen neighbor, lol.
OOPS! That should have been January 6.
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