>>> A SCHOOL ON THE NEAR WEST SIDE IS SLATED TO CLOSE.

>> ANNOUNCED THAT THEY SPENT TIME AS PART OF THE IN YOUR NEIGHBORHOOD SERIES .

>> YES, THEY KNOW ALL THE STUDENTS BY FIRST AND LAST NAME WITH THIS LEARNING MODEL WITH GENERAL EDUCATION AS WELL AS SPECIAL EDUCATION.

PARENTS AND TEACHERS ARE CALLING ON SOMEONE , ANYONE, TO GET WITH THE PROGRAM.

>> SHE WASN'T ALWAYS LIKE THIS.

THEIR DAUGHTER HAS OPENED UP.

THEY LOVE EACH OTHER TO DEATH.

>> KEITH RUSSELL AND MEGAN MILLER.

THEY'VE BEEN CONTACTED BY CHICAGO PUBLIC SCHOOLS.

THESE ARE THE STUDENTS STATISTICS ENROLLED , HERE.

>> SHE DIDN'T HAVE ANY CHANGE.

SHE HAS TO COMMUNICATE.

>> THAT WILL CHANGE, NEXT YEAR.

THEIR LEADERSHIP GAVE WORD IN MARCH , GIVEN THAT THEY HAD JUST INKED A FOUR-YEAR CONTRACT .

THERE WAS PUSHBACK AT THE APRIL BOARD MEETING.

>> WE TRAVEL LONG DISTANCES PAST OTHER HIGH-PAYING SCHOOLS.

MAC SHE SAYS CHICAGO FAMILIES DESERVE BETTER .

PARENTS STARTED A PETITION THAT HAS AMASSED MORE THAN 1200 SIGNATURES .

CPS SAYS THEY'RE ACTIVELY WORKING TO DEVELOP A PLAN AND ARE CONFIDENT THAT THE DISTRICT WILL BE ABLE TO CONTINUE PROVIDING SERVICES WITH THE SUPPORT THEY NEED TO BE SUCCESSFUL.

THEY OFFER MANY OF THE SAME SERVICES AND ARE HOPING TO PLACE STUDENTS.

>> THEY HAVE THE SPACE FOR OUR CHILDREN .

THERE'S NO OTHER CHOICE, YOU KNOW WHAT I MEAN?

THEY HAVE TO GO THROUGH THIS BECAUSE OUR CHILD LOVES THE SCHOOL.

>> IN PREVIOUS PUBLIC COMMENTS, THEY BLAMED CPS.

THIS DATA INCREASED SPECIAL EDUCATION ENROLLMENT WITH LESS THAN SATISFACTORY ACHIEVEMENT RESULTS , AS WELL AS CONTRACT ISSUES WITH CPS.

SCHOOL STAFF RECENTLY VOTED TO DROP THE CHICAGO TEACHERS UNION.

>> WE CAN SAY THAT'S WHAT WE WANT.

THE NEXT WEEK THEY DECIDED.

>> THEY SAID IT'S A SLAP IN THE FACE.

THEY WANT NO EASY WAY OUT.

>> THEY ARE ABSOLUTELY DISTRAUGHT.

>> THEY HAVE NOT LOST HOPE.

>> PLEASE, HELP US SAVE THIS SCHOOL.