Politics & Government
Newly Appointed President Of Chicago School Board Faces Calls For Resignation For Social Media Posts
This comes after Rev. Johnson posted what's being called anti-Semitic comments and anti-Israel posts on social media.
Updated on: October 31, 2024 / 7:08 AM CDT
CHICAGO (CBS)—The newly appointed president of the Chicago school board, Reverend Mitchell Ikenna Johnson, is facing calls to step down just less than a week after being sworn in.
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This comes after Rev. Johnson posted what's being called anti-Semitic comments and anti-Israel posts on social media. Multiple aldermen and the American Jewish Committee Chicago are behind the calls for his resignation.
Gov. JB Pritzker also commented on the issue.
