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Schools are economic ventures. No matter how high-minded you feel their missions may be, it takes money to run them. It, therefore, seems unconscionable that Frederick Douglass Academy High School has but 33 students. How can anyone associated with this decision, that employs 21 adult staff members (as per the school's web page), not be questioned about this when Chicago funds and Chicago school funds are so tight? Can someone explain this to me?

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Here you go: “A CPS spokesperson said the district would abide by the moratorium on closing public schools, a state mandate that expires in January 2025.”

Spending $50,000 more per student than the average.

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Lunacy, utter lunacy!

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