Chicago: 2 teachers who protested General Iron face firing for encouraging students to do the same

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    Two CPS teachers who protested General Iron face firing for encouraging students to do the same

    Two Chicago Public Schools teachers face firing for their roles encouraging high school students to protest the proposed move of General Iron to the Southeast Side, an action that their union says is retaliation for embarrassing Mayor Lori Lightfoot during the years-long debate. George Washington High School teachers Chuck Stark and Lauren Bianchi were two of the most visible activists fighting the planned relocation of the metal-shredding operation from Lincoln Park to East 116th Street along the Calumet River. On Wednesday, the Chicago Board of Education will decide whether to accept a recommendation from the district to fire the two ...


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    Two CPS teachers who protested General Iron face firing for encouraging students to do the same

    Two Chicago Public Schools teachers face firing for their roles encouraging high school students to protest the proposed move of General Iron to the Southeast Side, an action that their union says is retaliation for embarrassing Mayor Lori Lightfoot during the years-long debate. George Washington High School teachers Chuck Stark and Lauren Bianchi were two of the most visible activists fighting the planned relocation of the metal-shredding operation from Lincoln Park to East 116th Street along the Calumet River. On Wednesday, the Chicago Board of Education will decide whether to accept a recommendation from the district to fire the two ...


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    CPS board rejects move to fire teachers for encouraging students’ environmental activism

    The Chicago Board of Education rejected a recommendation from Chicago Public Schools’ officials to fire two teachers who had encouraged students to protest the General Iron car-shredding operation’s planned relocation to their Southeast Side community. George Washington High School teachers Lauren Bianchi and Chuck Stark instead will get warnings and must agree to training related to CPS rules, the board voted unanimously Wednesday. Both teachers were vocal opponents of General Iron moving from Lincoln Park to East 116th Street along the Calumet River, a site a little more than a half mile from the school where they taught. Students from ...


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