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Student & Teacher Protests

in 2013, Mayor Rahm Emanuel of Chicago initiated the closing of 54 public schools[1]. Of the 54 public schools to be closed were 53 elementary schools and one high school[2]. Mayor Rahm Emanuel claimed the school closings were a direct result from the nearly $1 billion deficit the city was facing due to under-enrollment at the schools[3].The schools to be closed were located on Chicago's South and West sides which provided education to mainly African-American Students[4]. The Mayors decision to close the schools was met with rage and feelings of injustice by the communities effected and the Chicago Teachers Union[5]. As a result, the CTU and other education activities responded by protesting[6].

In May of 2013, the Chicago Teachers Union were joined by students and other education activities to march against the closings of 54 public schools that year [1]. The activists planned three days of nonviolent demonstrations across the city of Chicago [7]. The CTU gathered an upwards of 900 protesters to participate in rally's, marches, and sit-ins against Mayor Rahm Emanuels decision to close the schools[8]. Over 150 protesters participated in a sit-in in the middle of LaSalle Street in front of City Hall, blocking traffic, and forcing the response of the Chicago Police Department[9]. Many protesters peacefully left the scene when asked to by the CPD, but many held their ground[10]. Protesters that did not agree to leave the scene were issued tickets, but no arrests were made[11].

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  6. ^ Strauss, Valerie (2013-05-17). "Three days of marches in Chicago to protest school closings". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  7. ^ Strauss, Valerie (2013-05-17). "Three days of marches in Chicago to protest school closings". Washington Post. ISSN 0190-8286. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
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  10. ^ "Chicago school closings protest". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2017-09-30.
  11. ^ "Chicago school closings protest". tribunedigital-chicagotribune. Retrieved 2017-09-30.