Last day of school — ever — at 28 Chicago Public Schools

Updated: 2013-06-19 13:11:57

“Good morning!” The cheery greeting came from cafeteria ladies inside Yale Elementary early Wednesday morning to children arriving for the last day of class, and for Yale it’s the last day period. Kameisha Ashford, 13, sat on the front steps waiting for the 7:45 a.m. bell feeling OK for now but anticipating tears in the afternoon. “Girls are going to be crying when it’s time to go home,” she said.

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