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Chicago Teachers Union Demands Public Schools Double as Homeless Shelters

Chicago Teachers Union Demands Public Schools Double as Homeless Shelters
Columbus Elementary School in Chicago on Jan. 25, 2021. Scott Olson/Getty Images
Matthew Lysiak
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A 142-page leaked set of demands by the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) reveals a plan for public school facilities to be used as shelters for homeless families.

The new union demands call for using schools as “sheltering places,” a move traditionally outside the purview of bargaining.

Matthew Lysiak
Matthew Lysiak
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Matthew Lysiak is a nationally recognized journalist and author of “Newtown” (Simon and Schuster), “Breakthrough” (Harper Collins), and “The Drudge Revolution.” The story of his family is the subject of the series “Home Before Dark” which premiered April 3 on Apple TV Plus.
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