High school was closed a year ago but activists say recent plan to reopen creates discriminatory policies that disproportionately affect destitute and black studentsChicago protesters have angrily vowed to continue a starvation strike over school reform plans,reacting to the city’s announcement that it would reopen a South Side high school on its own terms.
The citys public school department (CPS) on Thursday announced that previously closed Dyett high school would reopen as an “open enrollment, arts-focused neighborhood high school and community innovation lab”.
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Source: theguardian.com