Chicago parents leaned on family, friends and community groups as 25,000 teachers in the nation's third-largest school district went on strike this week, canceling classes for more than 300,000 kids.
for schools, including nurses and social workers, written into the contract along with ways to enforce those changes.
CPS buildings remained open on regular schedules, staffed by principals and nonunion employees and prepared to provide students with breakfast and lunch. Samantha Gutierrez said her daughter preferred the YMCA where she goes regularly in contrast to the school now staffed by people she doesn’t know well.
Parents whose jobs have inflexible scheduling and keep them on tight budgets that won’t cover admission prices for a variety of “strike camps” planned around the city were forced to find alternative plans. While some relied on family members, others turned to the city’s churches and nonprofit groups for help.
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