Judge won’t halt CPS school closings

A federal judge said Friday he won’t order a halt to the 50 school closings Chicago Public Schools officials announced in March. The Associated Press reported: “In a 54-page ruling posted Thursday, US. District Judge John Lee says parents who requested an injunction stopping the closures hadn’t shown kids forced to attend new schools would be...

A federal judge said Friday he won’t order a halt to the 50 school closings Chicago Public Schools officials announced in March.

The Associated Press reported:

“In a 54-page ruling posted Thursday, US. District Judge John Lee says parents who requested an injunction stopping the closures hadn’t shown kids forced to attend new schools would be seriously harmed.

“On Monday, Lee denied class-action status to the two main civil lawsuits at the center of the sometimes emotional dispute pitting parents against education officials.”

Many parents are concerned that these closings will endanger their children by sending them through gang territories to get to school. The district said the schools slotted to be closed are underused and underperforming.