A 🧵 for @ChicagosMayor regarding his appointment of the CPS BOE. This is what our parents would like to see. No one has reached out and asked yet. "As a parent and employee, my most important thing is making sure BOE members are really CPS parents AND representative and proportionate to the number of different types of schools we have (ie. 75% neighborhood schools should have a BOE with 75% neighborhood school parent reps)"

📢 TWEETSTORM - Media has underreported Vallas' record of harming POC & working class people, & downplayed the threat he represents w/ his racist & right-wing supporters. As part of an independent group of Chicagoans, we are sharing critical info about @PaulVallas. #StopVallas 1/ We've seen how @PaulVallas never produced "results." He’s a right-wing ideologue who failed education in Chicago, Philly, NOLA & Bridgeport w/ privatization of schools that made corporate backers rich & destroyed public ed for mostly Black & brown students. #StopVallas 😡👎 2/

TODAY - Thanks to @TheTRiiBE for sharing info! 🍎✊️🗳

"On March 28, eligible high school voters from 13 CPS participate in early voting through Chicago Votes’ Party at the Polls, a youth-centered, civic celebration that ensures young Chicagoans have a fun, first-time voting." "Party at the Polls features a DJ, an inflatable obstacle course, live mural making, and a first-time voter red carpet, outside of the Maggie Daley Park early voting location."

The following high schools are participating in Party at the Polls: (from @TheTRiiBE)

VICTORY! - Illinois judge rules that Mayor Lori Lightfoot and the CPS leadership team violated state law when it broke the CTU safety agreement and pushed the mask optional policy in March 2022. 🍎😷✊ #MaskUp 1/

https://twitter.com/CTULocal1/status/1563516165837598727

We parents stood by @CTULocal1 in January during the Omicron spike when they voted to move to remote learning for 2 weeks. CTU fought for safe working conditions for teachers AND students, demanding masks remain in schools for the rest of the year. 🍎😷 2/ blockclubchicago.org/2022/01/05/chi…

This is the face of why we need to continue masking in schools. When we talk about the most vulnerable, the immunocompromised, Arri is one of these kids. She has asthma. Everytime she is exposed to a cold or respiratory virus, this is her reality. #MaskMandates #CovidIsNotOver Arri's mom spoke to us about getting a call from school this week that EMS was on the way because her oxygen sats were <90%. "This is what it’s like from normal day to day activity. Every time she gets a cold we end up in the ER. I wouldn’t wish this on anyone or their kid."

Formerly the #CPSSickOut group, @ChiParentsAct has evolved into a network of progressive parents, families, caregivers & community activists in Chicago who passionately defend public education. What do we support? First, public school teachers' rights and teacher unions. 🍎✊ 1/ Public school teachers and public school districts are facing attacks by extremist groups trying to defund and destroy public education. Either with aggressive bullying or in more subtle ways trying to privatize and monetize schools through charters, 'choice' and vouchers. 2/