Songs fading at Choir Academy Posted on November 29th
In the cramped main office of the Choir Academy of Chicago Charter School a photo shows off beaming choir students singing in the grassy infield of U.S. Cellular Field as fans crowd the stands behind them.
Another picture depicts Mayor Richard Daley, surrounded by equally happy students, with the message “Good Luck” written in thick black ink.
The snapshots will stand as highlights for the 7-year-old school, whose leaders Thursday told more than 30 parents and their children that a $500,000 budget deficit is forcing them to close the doors at the end of the school year.”We are a family. I’m very grateful for everything you contributed,” said Principal Krystal Muldrow, breaking down in tears. “I want us to close out strong.”
Jamila Lawrence, whose daughter Endia is a 6th grader at the school, said the family moved from the South Shore community to Bronzeville two years ago to be closer to the school. She and other parents were concerned that the closing would uproot their children and hurt them academically.
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