Students, alderman cry foul over West Side school suspensions

By ROSALIND ROSSI
Education Reporter/rrossi@suntimes.com
May 26, 2011 3:55PM

Students and even an alderman Wednesday labeled as excessive the out-of-school suspensions of dozens of students for waging walk-outs and sit-ins over the termination of a quarter of the teaching staff at Austin-Polytech High School.

Ald. Jason Ervin (28th) told Chicago School Board members the action at the West Side school by Principal Fabby Williams was “harsh’’ and Williams should have notified him of such a mass out-of-school suspension action.

Chicago Public School officials responded by saying all 36 out-of-school suspensions had been rescinded — although kids complained Wednesday some students had already served part or all of them. The school sent letters to parents Wednesday confirming the lifting of the suspensions, a CPS spokesman said.

http://www.suntimes.com/news/education/5596029-418/students-alderman-cry-foul-over-west-side-school-suspensions.html

good to read the students "won"....the school has an interesting history and some very politically aware students.

It makes you wonder what kind of citizens they will be later, after having participated in something like this...more alert, more aware of how much control they can have if they remain active.