Hyde Park Academy
Coverage of Hyde Park Academy in the Nexus archive.
- Hyde Park high schoolers protest removal of community groups that supported students through traumatic year
Hyde Park Academy students are protesting the removal of community groups that provided trauma support, including the Peace Room, which students say is now locked and dark. The groups were removed two weeks ago amid disputes over the room's current status, with students and CPS officials disagreeing on its availability.
- Hyde Park Academy Students Slam School For Ending ‘Peace Room’ Partnership Amid Tragedies
Hyde Park Academy students criticized the school for ending partnerships with community groups Southside Together and GoodKids MadCity, which operated a 'peace room' offering restorative justice and mental health support. The decision followed the deaths of three students to gun violence and accidents, with students claiming the school ignored their needs. Principal Rosette Edinburg abruptly terminated the partnerships without providing reasons, citing they no longer aligned with the school's needs.