Whittier Elementary School

Whittier Elementary School

Whittier Elementary School

Chicago Parents Occupy Elementary School Building to Prevent Demolition

A preliminary deal has been reached between Chicago Public Schools and a group of parents who have occupied a field house at Whittier Elementary School for thirty-seven days to prevent its demolition. The Chicago Public Schools have agreed to build a library and scrap plans to demolish the field house and lease it to the local parents' association instead. We get a report from Democracy Now!'s Jaisal Noor and speak to Chicago community organizer Cecile Carroll. Ref. Source 6