Sal Briones and Carmen Rodriguez, parents of a students at Grissom Elementary School on the Southside of Chicago spoke at a press conference held before the CPS Board Meeting Feb. 27, 2019. Multiple parents from several other Chicago Public Schools came to speak out against the oversize classrooms, deteriorating infrastructure, and lack of action.

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The first video is of Sal Briones speaking in Spanish to media, detailing the issues that Grissom Elementary students face daily.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=9PaJVCHcq4U

The second video is of Carmen Rodriguez telling multiple cameras about the injustice that is occurring when the City of Chicago turns its eye to some schools who are struggling with many issues.

https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=5A9XSZb_iHI