Dyett Hunger Strike

The protesters joined CPS CEO Forrest Claypool on the first day of classes Tuesday.

Some 150 students will attend the school starting next week.

School activists said they will continue to push CPS on Dyett, but will now resume eating.

Lead activist Jitu Brown announced he and 11 others would begin eating solid food again.

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But 13 others continued their protest, which started on Aug. 17.

Activists called on Rahm Emanuel to meet with the strikers, who have gone 29 days without solid food.

"Let's just cut the ribbon now," Rahm said after being interrupted by the crowd.

Nine of the 15 Dyett hunger strikers occupied the Chicago Public Schools lobby for more than an hour.

The group said the hunger strike would go on until CPS agreed to accept ongoing input from  groups.

The Dyett High School hunger strikers are in their 18th day and not calling things off.

Yet the mayor hinted Thursday that the entire re-opening of Dyett could be in doubt.