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Boycott of First Day of School Begins

Boycott of First Day of School Begins

Chicago Public School students at House of Hope Church. (WBEZ/Gabriel Spitzer)

Protesters are making their way to Chicago’s South Side at this hour. They’re gathering to make a trip to North surburban Northfield later this morning, where they will register Chicago Public School students with the New Trier school system to protest school funding in Illinois. Reporting from the South Side, Chicago Public Radio’s Gabriel Spitzer has this update.

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