What it sounds like when parents hunker down

I recently moved my child from the catholic school to the public school. I'm shocked that there are classes with 40-42 students! We have so many children that are coming into the area attending our schools and are not local residents.

From what I'm told our hands are tied so I'm told. We work hard to make sure our children are in a safe and positive environment and have the tax bills to prove it. Now we have people who have only a portion of what we pay in taxes bringing in their children in to fill seats and over crowding at our schools. It is WRONG! Especially when I hear that the schools in their area have empty class rooms.

So my children are now in class with kids who are not being taught that you respect adults and how to behave at school. Although my children are not the one that the teacher is yelling at they are still feeling the abuse of it.

I pay too much for this and to have someone come in on a free ride and not support the school by being involved and not teaching their children how to behave makes me very angry. My opinion is that we should not pack them in where kids are sitting around classrooms without a desk because there is no more space.

The no child left behind is a bunch of crap. The school is failing so let's send these kids over here so they can fail there too. No one is thinking. I can't believe the brand new schools for schools with D's and F's on the Illinois Report card while the A and B schools are over crowded and old failing apart buildings.

Someone need to actually take charge and make a real budget and make our future a priority. Kids should not be allowed to leave a school unless there is no room for them. They should not squeeze them in the school doing well. Maybe it is the teacher that needs a change not the student. I see know why the Chicago public school system is failing and I know that I will not be apart of it very long that is for sure.

This area is only going to be filled with those who have to live hear because those of us who don't will be getting out as soon as possible and moving to the burbs.

A Beverly/Morgan Park parent