Retired teachers plan on setting up classrooms in various locations around Chicago to ensure boycotting students will be learning through out the protest. The ultimate goal of the boycott is to improve student's learning environments, and improve the quality of education.
Tuesday, September 2, 2008
Students boycotting school
Today was the first day of school for Chicago public school student. Or at least most of them. Of more than 400,000 students who attend Chicago public schools, 1,000 students boycotted the first day, following the urging of a south side minister. Many more students were expected to attend the boycott, and those that did took busses over 30 miles to the New Trier High school district. The purpose of the boycott? To protest the lack of funding to Chicago public school districts. The boycotters are dedicated, and many say they will continue to protest until funding is increased.
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Does anyone else think that by giving this story a lot of news coverage that it was just throwing gas on the fire? Should anyone really be giving people who boycott school a lot of attention? What kind of signal are these people giving their kids? Most kids don't want to go to school anyway...but if kids see that their parents don't want them to go to school either...psh...that's just awful. This should not have gotten so much media coverage.
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