Classes Cancelled As 25,000 Chicago Public Schools Teachers Expected To Strike

By Bianca Martin, Daniel Tucker

Oct. 16, 2019, 11:45 a.m. CT

Teachers rallied in the Loop on Oct. 14 ahead of Thursday's strike deadline. Manuel Martinez / WBEZ

Classes Cancelled As 25,000 Chicago Public Schools Teachers Expected To Strike

By Bianca Martin, Daniel Tucker

Oct. 16, 2019, 11:45 a.m. CT

Classes are cancelled Thursday at Chicago Public schools. A teachers strike is imminent. How are students and parents feeling about a potential strike?

WBEZ’s Adriana Cardona-Maguigad brings us the latest on the strike. We also hear directly from two CPS parents.

GUESTS: Adriana Cardona-Maguigad, WBEZ education reporter

Joshua Havens, CPS parent

Rachel Gigliotti, CPS parent