by Mike Puccinelli, CBS Chicago
More than 60 Chicago public schools offer online classes. But now, in the wake of massive job cuts in the district, some parents and teachers are crying foul. They’ve concerned expanding online could leave even more teachers out of a job, CBS 2’s Mike Puccinelli reports. Gym, music and art — classroom staples for generations — now could be moving to cyberspace. “There are a couple of schools that have been talking about it. We’re taking a look into it,” says Chicago Public Schools CEO Barbara Byrd-Bennett. While CPS looks into it, school officials say for five years some students have been taking those classes online. Parents, though, were surprised to learn of the program.
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