It's a Class War

Not that the ruling class gives a damn about parental and teacher input, but more and more people are speaking out against the dismantling of neighborhood schools in favor of scam charter "schools" which have no standards of accountability:

One woman who attended the hearings expressed her disgust with the chancellor and the school board, stating, “They’re going to do what they’re going to do,” and mentioning that school closures were also carried out under Henderson’s predecessor Rhee. She added, “The new chancellor will follow the old chancellor, just like Obama followed Bush. We’re in the capital of the nation, and this is politics.”

Jushelle, a parent passing by the school with her child, agreed that public education was a social right. When asked about the role of for-profit charter schools in the city, Jushelle said, “They want to make money off of everything, including my baby’s right to an education.”

A DCPS teacher, who preferred to be unnamed, spoke at length about the announcement to close more public schools. Calling the community hearings “disingenuous,” she referenced the recent IFF report used by Henderson to justify the school closings. “It’s a biased report funded by Walmart,” she said. “Those people (the Illinois Faculty Fund think tank) make money off of charter schools; why wouldn’t they call for more charter schools?”

Since these "schools" ripoff taxpayer money, they regularly violate laws which guarantee students the right to a "free and appropriate education."

Again I wonder where the lawsuits are.