Illinois Network of Charter Schools: Hundreds of Charter Public School Students Advocate for Peace in Chicago
June 20, 2019
June 20, 2019
CHICAGO, Illinois, June 20 -- The Illinois Network of Charter Schools issued the following news release:
At a time when many high school students focus on summer activities, Teyonna Lofton, a rising senior at Perspectives Leadership Academy, a charter public school in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, stood before hundreds of her peers to speak out against gun violence on Chicago's South Side.
"There is so much pain we carry as young people and we just shouldn't hav . . .
At a time when many high school students focus on summer activities, Teyonna Lofton, a rising senior at Perspectives Leadership Academy, a charter public school in the Auburn Gresham neighborhood, stood before hundreds of her peers to speak out against gun violence on Chicago's South Side.
"There is so much pain we carry as young people and we just shouldn't hav . . .