Chicago Public Schools won't close schools this year

The Chicago Public Schools, in response to a state deadline to set out guidelines for major school changes this year, says it is sticking with its five-year moratorium against closing schools for poor performance or underuse.

But it still may change boundaries for existing schools or propose putting multiple schools in one facility. And no law governs how CPS conducts its academic "turnarounds" in which the entire staff is fired and the school's operations turned over to a private, not-for-profit company.

CPS said it reserved the right to close a school should a building suddenly become a health or safety risk.

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