CHICAGO – Mayor Brandon Johnson urged Gov. JB Pritzker Friday to weigh allowing Chicago public school students to learn from home because ICE agents are arresting parents and students on their way to and from schools.
Pritzker later took a dim view of the idea, saying kids belong in classrooms and pointing to ways schools and residents have already taken steps to protect students and their parents from federal immigration raids.
Asked during a news conference if he is considering implementing remote learning at Chicago Public Schools, Johnson said “there are people who are afraid to go to school, are afraid to go to work” before shifting shot-calling responsibilities Pritzker…