A group of Chicago Public Schools (CPS) high school students are planning a walkout on Friday, demanding that the Chicago Public Schools issue coronavirus “relief stipends” to students and shift to a remote learning format for two weeks.
The “district-wide” walkout was announced on Tuesday in a tweet by the “Chi-RADS,” stating that “we demand that our voices are not only listened to or heard but the voice of our concerns are implemented within structures.”
The organization describes itself as an “organization of allied, radical CPS high schoolers from every corner of the city to organize to create an education system that best serves us.”
On Monday, the group issued their list of 39 demands on Twitter, stating that the CPS “neglects” to address “subpar conditions.”
The demands placed by the group of students comes after the CPS came to an agreement with the Chicago Teachers Union on a resumption of in-person learning.
“After a productive day at the bargaining table, I am pleased to report, CTU will end their work stoppage,” Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot tweeted on Sunday night. “CPS [Chicago Public Schools] put a great proposal on the table that both bargaining teams discussed in detail today.”
Fox News’ Edmund DeMarche contributed to this report
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