CPS assistant principal stole $273K from after-school program, prosecutors say
Details of the alleged embezzlement and criminal charges were laid out in the annual report Chicago Public Schools Inspector General Will Fletcher released this week.
Details of the alleged embezzlement and criminal charges were laid out in the annual report Chicago Public Schools Inspector General Will Fletcher released this week.
The program targets school-aged teens who have been out of class for at least a year and are at higher risk of being involved in gun violence.
The parents owned several properties in Chicago and used those addresses in enrollment materials to lie about where they lived, the CPS IG said.
Some devices ultimately turned up, but CPS’ inspector general blames the mess on a flawed system for recouping devices and tracking them.
Chicago Public Schools officials told principals the Board wants to strip Local School Councils of decision-making power for keeping resource officers and then may remove the officers.
Many selective enrollment and magnet schools were created to integrate schools, but Mayor Brandon Johnson says the system creates a “Hunger Games” scenario.
Leaders of the adjunct faculty union said 99.7% of members approved the agreement. Part-time instructors will return to class after winter break.
Advocates say merit scholarships mainly benefit white, wealthy students and make it harder for low-income students to afford college.
Many parents, students and public education advocates have long said the school choice system, including selective enrollment and charters, creates “haves” and “have-nots.”
The arts-focused college in the South Loop has replaced many part-time teachers as the strike reaches its seventh week with no end in sight.