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CPS Will Allow Altgeld Gardens Kids to Leave Fenger
Produced by Linda Lutton on Friday, October 16, 2009

CPS is offering some Fenger High School students transfers to other schools.

Some Fenger High School students are going home this afternoon with a letter from schools chief Ron Huberman. It offers them an opportunity to transfer out of the school.

Spokeswoman Monique Bond says CPS will let students from the Altgeld Gardens area apply for transfers to Carver Military Academy or other schools at the semester break, in January.

BOND: However, Fenger is probably the safest school in the city with an enormous amount of resources and focused attention being given.

Altgeld parents and community activists have said tensions between different neighborhood factions at Fenger caused the mob fight that killed Derrion Albert—and they’ve demanded their kids be allowed to go to nearby Carver.

Some say students should get immediate transfers. And they fear students won’t meet Carver’s testing requirements. CPS says Carver will consider factors beyond test scores.

Bond also says the district may locate a charter high school in the area.

Cadet CPT. lesley, chicago // Saturday, October 17, 2009 @ 11:10 AM

As a student at Carver I will not give up the fight, I will not give in. I will do what it takes to keep my school safe. I will not let Fenger students come in our school and turn it upside down. If no one from my school will stand behind me, oh well , i will stand alone. As i like to say , Together we stand,divided we fall,but me by my self i shell rise above them all!