Stacy Davis Gates, the president of the Chicago Teachers Union (CTU) is defending her decision to send her son to a private school after facing criticism for the decision.
“It was a very difficult decision for us because there is not a lot to offer black youth who are entering high school” in Chicago, Davis Gates said.
Davis Gates has been vocal about her opposition to school choice and private schools in the past, claiming school choice was “racist.”
“In many of our schools on the South Side and the West Side, the course offerings are very marginal and limited,” she said. “Then the other thing, and it was a very strong priority, was his ability to participate in co-curricular and extracurricular activities, which quite frankly, don’t exist in many of the schools, high schools in particular.”
From The Daily Wire:
Davis Gates strongly opposed the Illinois Invest in Kids program, which offers tax credits to people who help fund scholarships for low-income students to attend private schools. In June, the Illinois legislature opted not to renew the school voucher program.
