Illinois Gov. J.B. Pritzker on Friday responded to a call from some Chicago school board members to consider remote learning during the Trump administration's immigration crackdown in the city.
During the board meeting this week, some members said the immigration operations have escalated to the point, that parents have expressed concern about getting students to class, and getting home safely, and they called for the governor to support e-learning.
"This is an emergency right now," said board member Emma Lozano, who was visibly emotional. "So we need to figure that out. Whether we go to the governor all together, we write a letter, we do what we have to do. We march, we do everything but... It is an emergency, right now."
However, Pritzker shared a different perspective.
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