Parents fight to save Bessie Rhodes, Evanston-Skokie district's only fully bilingual K-8 school

With 275 students enrolled, the Bessie Rhodes School of Global Studies is Evanston-Skokie School District 65's only fully bilingual K-8 program.

"He went to an all-Spanish preschool, so it was very important to be able to continue that education. Spanish. Diversity. Evanston is very diverse," Infante-Martinez said. "It is an injustice to close down a school that is 90% minority, 90% student of color with almost 40% multi-language learners," Acosta said.

"It breaks my heart. Nothing about this is easy or feels good," said Evanston-Skokie School District 65 Supt. Angel Turner.

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