× Garvey Elementary

CPS plans to close Garvey Elementary on the Far South Side and combine it with Mount Vernon Elementary, which is less than a half-mile away. Students living near the edge of Garvey’s boundaries would have to walk nearly a half-mile farther — 1.1 miles total — to get to Mount Vernon.

Above: Tyisha Johnson Whitmore, whose children go to Garvey Elementary, passionately supports the school and explains why it should not be slated for closure. Behind her is Lettrice Jamison and her daughter Natalie Sanders. Chicago Public School parents, educators and supporters gathered in front of the mayor's office Tuesday April 2, 2013 to protest school closings that they feel are unwarranted. (NANCY STONE/CHICAGO TRIBUNE)