Whitney Young Magnet High School has the best of both worlds: a Chicago public high school nationally recognized for its academic and athletic excellence. Their boys basketball squad is currently the seventh-ranked team in the Sun-Times prep standings and can easily practice at the school. more ›

Just as the president of a major university was forced to resign for clout admissions, Mayor Daley defended a rule for some elite Chicago Public Schools that allow principals to handpick five percent of the students admitted, practices that have resulted in at least two aldermen getting their children admitted after calls to the principal. Reacting to accusations of unfairness, Mayor Daley said: more ›

A few more details are emerging in the Whitney Young High drinking incident. CPS spokeswoman Monique Bond has confirmed at least 19 of those arrested were students at the school. One WYHS student was also charged with possession of a controlled substance. Bond also confirmed the students were not on a district-sanctioned trip. So if the students were on their own accord, how does the CPS have the authority to expel the students, as has been suggested? We're no legal experts, but we took a look at the school's student handbook, and found no real reference to behavior off of school grounds, except for this vague passage: more ›

A group of Whitney Young High School students has learned the hard way that there are limits to how much you can celebrate a sports title. 27 students were arrested at a Super 8 Hotel in Washington, Illinois around 2 a.m. Saturday morning just hours after the Whitney Young boys basketball team won their state semifinal game (the team eventually won the state 4A championship). Police said all those arrested were students at the school, yet Chicago Public School spokeswoman Monique Bond says that hasn't been confirmed as some of the arrested students have addresses outside Chicago. Said Bond in a statement: "Any allegations that Whitney Young students may have been involved in inappropriate behavior will need further investigation. Until we are able to confirm if CPS students were involved, it would be inappropriate to comment at this time. The matter remains under internal review and the appropriate actions will be taken as needed." Initial reports claim none of the students arrested were associated with the basketball team. [CBN] more ›