Chicago schools delayed the start of the academic year by a week so students could attend the DNC instead, and the district now faces the fallout. And why wouldn’t people be upset? The Democratic National Convention was explicitly cited as the reason for the delay, and the district encouraged the displaced students to “attend, volunteer, and participate in the civic process of hosting the convention.” From violent clashes between police and protesters to Planned Parenthood actively working the crowd, offering free vasectomies and abortions, what could be more kid-friendly?
Who Needs School in Chicago?
Kids in the Windy City return to school today, Monday, August 26, after a one-week delay to the regularly scheduled academic year. But hey, what’s a single week of school compared to an event that hasn’t taken place since before anyone in the…
