It’s the most visible sign of what’s at stake for the nation’s third-largest school district after a number of schools were closed.
The closures mean some students have to cross gang boundaries to get to their new schools.
Fifty-seven-year-old Rochelle Nicholson is one of the guards helping children in the Gresham neighborhood get to class today. She says the presence of the Safe Passage workers will be reassuring for students.
Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel plans to join students on their walk to O’Toole Elementary on the city’s South Side.
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