Davis Gates cited a resolution barring the closure of any district-managed schools through the 2026-27 school year, and said Chicago Public Schools must apply that rationale with charter schools.

The announcement by the Acero board of the closure of seven charter schools heralds future attacks on schools which must be opposed by rank-and-file teachers.

Days after Acero charter schools leaders voted to close seven schools, Chicago Teachers Union president Stacy Davis Gates wrote a letter demanding that Chicago Public Schools absorb them into the district in order to save them.