Chicago Cancels Classes After Teachers Union Votes to Return to Virtual Learning

Pedro Martinez speaks shortly after Mayor Lori Lightfoot announced him as the new chief executive of the Chicago Public Schools during a news conference in Chicago, Ill., on Sept. 15, 2021. Ashlee Rezin/Chicago Sun-Times via AP

Chicago school officials canceled classes Wednesday following a teachers union vote to shift back to virtual learning due to a rise in COVID-19 cases.

The Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) voted 73 percent in favor of a resolution that called for a return to learning outside classrooms.