CHICAGO (WBBM NEWSRADIO) -- A parent whose child attends the coveted Jones College Prep High School in the South Loop has filed a lawsuit against the South Loop School Council.
According to the Sun-Times, parent Cassandra Cresswell is suing to force the Jones' LSC to release footage and logs of open summer meetings, some of which were called to discuss allegations of racism at the school.
Jones was one of several selective enrollment schools to be called out by its students this summer in the midst of nationwide protests against racism and police brutality.
In response, CPS administrators formed committees and held discussions to form action plans to address the problems, including Jones Principal Joseph Powers, who held the first of a series of Zoom meetings on July 14 to listen to concerns from the school’s community, the Sun-Times reported.
The lawsuit, filed Sept. 11., claims that Jones' LSC is violating the Freedom of Information Act (FOIA) and Open Meetings Act (OMA) by declining to publish the videos and chat logs of these meetings, despite their willingness to release audio recordings.
There has been no response from the council, or from Chicago Public Schools.
A hearing for the case has been scheduled for Jan. 11.