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Chicago. why don't we just say the truth? >> trace: the schools are acknowledging there is really no plan even for remote learning. a memo says if closures continue and we don't have adequate staff to offer in-person programming on monday we'll have packets of activities available for pickup. there is no plan for remote instructions this time in any cps school. that means you are on your own. your last thoughts on this now. >> right. they don't care about the kids. they care about the politics. chicago politics dominates it all. chicago politics is broken and it is the chicago way. and it is s...

You don't think it's right to take extra precautions because this is so new? >> oh, i absolutely think it's right to take extra precautions. we don't do all the other things that we also have in place for flu, and we should, don't get me wrong, but this is fair, making sure, literally for chicago public schools just to give you a sense of this, classroom by classroom, every single week, you can look at the air ventilation that's been invested in to see what's in place. there are masks, including high quality masks that are in place. there's testing, even while school is not in session, there i...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Chicago Public Schools announced Tuesday that it has set a target date for high schoolers to return to in-person learning for the start of the system's fourth quarter. In a statement tonight, the Chicago Teachers Union said there is no agreement, claiming the district put out information preemptively. But the CPS parents who spoke to ABC7 hope the target date gets set in stone. "This is a step forward in a big way for the city of Chicago," said Rev. David Griggs, a CPS parent. "We feel like this is us getting our life back," said Willie Preston, another CPS parent.

CHICAGO (WLS) -- Thousands of 6th through 8th grade Chicago Public school students returned to the classroom Monday. This comes after kindergarten through 5th graders returned to in-person learning last Monday morning, and now CPS has its sights on getting high schoolers back, too. CPS CEO Janice Jackson, along with teachers and staff, welcomed some students back to Richardson Middle School on Chicago's Southwest Side. WATCH | CPS CEO welcomes middle school students back to classroom Chicago Public Schools CEO Dr. Janice K. Jackson, Chief Education Officer LaTanya D. McDade greet returning st...

CHICAGO (WLS) -- While some Chicago Public Schools elementary students were able to return to in-person learning this week, high school students and parents wonder if and when they'll be able to do the same. Nikolaj and Jovana Todorovski, both CPS high school students, are anxious to get out of the house and back into a real classroom after almost a year at the dining room table. "It's not, like, the structure you have being physically in the building and you lose your motivation to do homework, sometimes participate in class, even turning on your camera is a big deal," Nikolaj said.