June 25, 2014
Community activists staged an overnight sit-in protest in front of 4th Ward Chicago alderman Will Burns’ office building, 435 E. 35th St. last week demanding vocal and demonstrative action to preserve Walter H. Dyett High School, 555 E. 51st St., from becoming a “turnaround” school.
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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.