Courtenay School

The German International School of Chicago purchased Courtenay, one of 50 CPS schools closed in 2013.

Students no longer have access to the iPads for lessons after the dozen tablets went missing.

Some people in the school community had complained of issues with safety and student misconduct.

One resident even proposed making Beacon Avenue a one-way street.

Friends of the 46th Ward Schools said families "can use all of the help they can get."

Members of the school community said they were looking to move past internal tensions and find solutions.

"A clash of school cultures" has led to sometimes violent student outbursts, parents said.

Two eighth-graders at Courtenay School are behind a benefit game that pits staff versus students.

CPS said that in merger situations, it is ignoring the scores from the schools that disappeared.

Cassandra Vickus is the new chairwoman of the Courtenay Local School Council.

After an investigation this summer, CPS said teacher Bradley Balof was in the clear.

North Side Action for Justice is urging parents to keep students out of school Wednesday.

Even with mixed feelings over closures, students reported a positive first-day experience.

Charges by conservative gay blogger Kevin DuJan against Uptown teacher are under investigation.

Lyman Trumbull, Joseph Stockton and Graeme Stewart are slated to close after school board vote Wednesday.