The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing our children as political pawns!
Apr 22, 2026
The Chicago Teachers Union is pushing to use students on May 1 for a political protest. Our children should NOT be used as political pawns.
The group of parents who spoke out today say their children will not be used as political pawns.
There is a large rally scheduled at Union Park May 1st and CTU is encouraging students to attend.
But this group, they are considering legal action. They do not agree with the compromise drafted
by CTU without a full CPS school board vote. While the schools will technically be open May 1st,
parents say the planned curriculum includes politically charged content. NBC obtained a
copy of that curriculum. It includes teachers talking to students as young as preschool
about social justice, transgender rights and protest. Children can make the choice with
their parents to take an absence for civic action. Again, those are choices that parents
make with respect to their children. And I don't think anyone's disputing that. The question is
This is not about education. This is about politics. And we all know that very clearly,
right? While we may not be lawyers up here, we are not naive. And we know exactly what CTU
and CPS are doing with their children. And that is unacceptable and is completely irresponsible.
The parents have an online petition asking CPS parents
to also weigh in. And it is called NoPoliticsInSchools.com