School Closure Protests
Clip: 2/27/2013 | 7m
Groups are protesting the possible closure of local schools. We have the latest.
More than 100 schools remain on the list for possible closures -- and in community meetings around Chicago, parents are strongly objecting to the possibility of closing their neighborhood school. Elizabeth Brackett reports.
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School Closure Protests
Clip: 2/27/2013 | 7m
More than 100 schools remain on the list for possible closures -- and in community meetings around Chicago, parents are strongly objecting to the possibility of closing their neighborhood school. Elizabeth Brackett reports.
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