The president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) said her oldest son is attending a private high school this year instead of Chicago Public Schools.
said her oldest son is attending a private high school this year instead of Chicago Public Schools.
Gates, who has been opposed to private schools in the past, says due to opportunities being limited, she and her husband were forced to send their son to a private high school in order for him to live out his dream of being a soccer player. Additionally, she said the private school has a curriculum that can meet "his social and emotional needs."
Regrettably, whether you are an ardent supporter of building and investing in more high-quality neighborhood public schools or believe in "school choice," we can all agree that options for Black students, their families and entire Black communities on this city's South and West Sides are limited. That is precisely why CTU members have struck, organized, and worked hard to change our city.
These violent forces want to skip over the realities of racism and discrimination in educational institutions and propose a "choice" agenda that ignores this context. They want to ban books and diversity inclusion while ignoring the disproportionate suspensions, expulsions and criminalization of Black boys.
For my husband and me, it forced us to send our son, after years of attending a public school, to a private high school so he could live out his dream of being a soccer player while also having a curriculum that can meet his social and emotional needs, even as his two sisters remain in Chicago Public Schools.
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