Paul Vallas, former Chief Executive Officer of Chicago Public Schools (CPS), expressed concerns that Chicago leaders are neglecting the persistent dangers faced by students while focusing on issues related to Immigration and Customs Enforcement (ICE). Vallas made this statement on the social media platform X.

"Chicago is keeping its place of ignominy, with 189 students shot or murdered thus far in 2025," said Vallas. "Since 2019, there have been 2,043 school-age children murdered or wounded, fueled largely by CTU leadership forcing schools to stay shut for 78 straight weeks in defiance of the science. Despite the carnage and continued danger to our students, Mayor Johnson and CTU President Stacy Davis Gates and associates deliberately stoke fear about “imminent” ICE raids to deflect from

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