Roosevelt students walk out to protest teacher cuts
Fed up with budget cuts that recently forced the layoffs of several teachers and staff, about 200 students walked out of their classes at Roosevelt High School in Chicago on Monday.
"We're walking out because many of our teachers are being laid off due to budget cuts. Over $1 million is being taken away from Roosevelt alone," said 16-year-old junior Rosa Paretes, a student organizer.
The Roosevelt students were joined by some students from Schurz High School, 3601 N. Milwaukee, and Foreman High School, at 3235 N. Leclaire. Students at those schools also had planned walkouts, but they said those walkouts were thwarted by a heavy Chicago police and CPS security presence.
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