Chicago Cancels Classes for 2nd Day as Teachers Refuse to Teach in Person

Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot speaks during a press conference at the Richardson Middle School in Chicago on June 14, 2021. Cara Ding/The Epoch Times

Chicago officials have canceled classes for the second consecutive day after the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) declared that its teachers wouldn’t be teaching in person.

Chicago Public Schools (CPS) announced late on Jan. 5 that classes wouldn’t take place on Jan. 6 either in person or remotely.