Chicago Mayor Rahm Emanuel's hand-picked "Commission on School Utilization" reports that CPS has the capacity to close 80 schools. After the jump, you will see what a closed school looks like.
CHICAGO – At present, the gymnasium of the former Crispus Attucks Elementary School, 3813 S. Dearborn, can’t possibly contribute to a profitable sale for the Chicago Public Schools. The school was closed in 2008 and relocated elsewhere. For the past five years, the campus sits as a quasi-empty shell full of damaged desks, overturned tables and classrooms walls painted in gang graffiti. Today, Attucks is a center of illegal drug transactions and vagrant activity. Instead of a vibrant, community learning center, CPS has created an eyesore and safety hazard in Bronzeville.