Mayor And School Officials Exclude Media From Meeting About School Addition
By Sarah KarpMayor And School Officials Exclude Media From Meeting About School Addition
By Sarah Karp
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WBEZ this week released an investigation that shows Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel spends millions on new school buildings and annexes that largely benefit white and middle-class students. He is now announcing more of those projects—just not publicly. Media were excluded from a meeting at Skinner Elementary that included elected members of the local school council. A lawyer with the Better Government Association if a majority of council members were there, the exclusion violates state law.