Lincoln Park HS Students Walk Out to Save Teachers

Hundreds of Lincoln Park High School students staged a walkout Friday morning to protest the firing of several teachers.

CBS Chicago and WBBM Newsradio’s Bernie Tafoya report that the students chanted "save our teachers" as they marched out of school, 2001 N. Orchard St., around 9:30 a.m. and assembled on Armitage Avenue.

"A spokeswoman for the Chicago Public Schools said at least eight teachers at Lincoln Park High School have been told they will not be brought back next school year, when the school goes wall-to-wall with the International Baccalaureate program," the CBS story says, adding that the decision was solely that of Principal Michael Boraz.

He issued a written statement Friday morning.

“As principal of Lincoln Park High School, it’s imperative to make the decisions that are in the best interests of all our students and their academic success,” Boraz said, in the letter. “We look forward to launching the wall-to-wall IB program this fall that builds upon our successful IB diploma program and will provide all students a quality, rigorous curriculum that lays the groundwork for their success.”

Students returned to class shortly before 11 a.m., according to reports.

Lincoln Park High School recently joined several other North Side schools on a list detailing the best, not only in the state, but the country, according to annual rankings published by U.S. News and World Report.

READ: Lincoln Park High Ranks Among Best Schools

Four Chicago Public Schools made the top four high schools in Illinois. Further down the list—in the No. 11 spot—is Lincoln Park High School. There are 107 high schools in the CPS system.

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