{"id":98355,"date":"2022-02-11T13:30:18","date_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:30:18","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/?p=98355"},"modified":"2022-02-11T13:30:18","modified_gmt":"2022-02-11T19:30:18","slug":"behind-the-cps-shutdown-what-happens-to-high-school-athletics-when-a-district-shuts-down","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/news.medill.northwestern.edu\/chicago\/behind-the-cps-shutdown-what-happens-to-high-school-athletics-when-a-district-shuts-down\/","title":{"rendered":"Behind the CPS shutdown: What happens to high school athletics when a district shuts down?"},"content":{"rendered":"<p><strong>By Jonathan Fernandez<br \/>\n<\/strong><em>Medill Reports<\/em><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">Currently all high school sports at Chicago Public Schools are on track to continue through the spring season without missing a beat, but that was up in the air during the recent CPS work stoppage.<\/span><\/p>\n<p><span style=\"font-weight: 400\">On Jan. 4, the Chicago Teachers Union voted to work remotely instead of reporting for in-person instruction, closing the third-largest school district in the country. 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