June 25, 2014
"I opposed closing Dyett High School in 2011. Like the Coalition, I support keeping Dyett open. Specifically, Dyett must be an open enrollment, high quality, neighborhood public high school. The process to work through the details for what that would entail should include community involvement through a collaborative process. Right now, encouraging the Chicago Board of Education to reverse its decision on Dyett is our top collective priority. And that is something that we can all agree on." - 4th Ward Alderman Will Burns
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Community Coalition Fight for Dyett HS, Calls Out 4th Ward Alderman Will Burns
The Coalition to Revitalize Dyett High School, which is comprised of local community grassroots and higher education organizations, recently staged an overnight sit-in protest in front of 4th Ward Chicago alderman Will Burns’ office building, 435 E. 35th St., and demanded vocal and demonstrative action to protect Walter H. Dyett High School, 555 E. 51st St., from becoming a “turnaround” school.