Wayne Dupree As a result of an increase in COVID-19 cases and severe winter weather conditions, thousands of schools were forced to shut during the week beginning January 2nd.
New Year’s Day saw a total of 5,200 schools shut down, some of which will stay closed until Jan. 16, according to a community events website that has been keeping track of the epidemic.
As part of ongoing discussions with the Chicago Teachers Union, the Chicago Public Schools pushed for teachers to attend school in person while also canceling all classes for 340,000 children on Wednesday, Thursday, and Friday…
