Chicago school closings: Students head back to school and crowded classes – CSMonitor.com.

“Union leaders contend the ‘safe passage’ program is soaking up money that could be spent on social workers, counselors and nurses at schools.

‘They’ve created a problem of student safety and are investing almost exclusively in security at the expense of programs and staff to help students who are facing all sorts of issues,”‘ said Jackson Potter staff coordinator for the Chicago Teachers Union.”

Grrrrr