Student Walkout Held At Lincoln Park High School To Support Fired Staff
CHICAGO (CBS)-- Students at Lincoln Park High School walked out of class on Monday.
This comes after Chicago Public Schools fired both the interim principal and assistant principal.
Students say they want their principal and assistant principal back at school, so they walked out of this building Monday morning.
CPS hasn't explained why the two were fired, but reports say it's due to a student sex scandal.
According to a letter sent to parents on Friday, the two were fired because of "multiple allegations of serious misconduct."
The issue involves the varsity boys basketball team.
Not only were interim principal John Thuet and assistant principal Michelle Brumfield fired, the letter adds the boys basketball coach Donovan Robinson was re-assigned pending the outcome of an investigation.
But it doesn't end there, CPS also suspended the top ranked varsity boys' basketball team for the rest of the season.
"This isn't over until Lincoln Park students says it's over," student Nadia Latta said. "I am going to fight for Ms. Brumfield like it's the last thing I do. We as the student body were robbed, this place is home so I want CPS to stop destroying where I live."
"This escalated out of nowhere," parent Suzanne Wychocki said.
CPS will talk about the changes with parents and families at 6 p.m. Some parents told CBS 2 they plan to be there to ensure their concerns are considered.