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Joseph Ocol, who has been with the Chicago Public Schools system for 17 years as both a teacher and after-school chess mentor, has promised himself and his students that he will come into class whenever possible.
A Chicago public school teacher battling cancer told Fox News on Wednesday that he will not stop in-person lessons, despite the Chicago Teachers Union vote requiring a return to virtual learning.
Chicago teacher Joseph Ocol still showed up to his classroom despite battling cancer and classes being canceled.
Chicago teacher Joseph Ocol said: 'I joined the Chicago public schools as a teacher and I believe my role should be inside the classroom with my students.'
Thursday marked the second day of what city and public school officials called an 'illegal strike' by the CTU, which voted to refuse in-person learning until its demands for more COVID rules were met.