{"id":1806742,"date":"2023-01-16T06:37:03","date_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:37:03","guid":{"rendered":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806742"},"modified":"2023-01-16T06:38:09","modified_gmt":"2023-01-16T11:38:09","slug":"chicago-mayor-admits-mistake-in-encouraging-teachers-to-offer-extra-credit-to-students-who-campaign-for-her","status":"publish","type":"post","link":"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/chicago-mayor-admits-mistake-in-encouraging-teachers-to-offer-extra-credit-to-students-who-campaign-for-her\/","title":{"rendered":"Chicago Mayor Admits &#8220;Mistake&#8221; in Encouraging Teachers to Offer Extra Credit to Students Who Campaign for Her"},"content":{"rendered":"<aside class=\"mashsb-container mashsb-main mashsb-stretched\"><div class=\"mashsb-box\"><div class=\"mashsb-count mash-medium\" style=\"&quot;\"><div class=\"counts mashsbcount\">34<\/div><span class=\"mashsb-sharetext\">SHARES<\/span><\/div><div class=\"mashsb-buttons\"><a class=\"mashicon-facebook mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/www.facebook.com\/sharer.php?u=https%3A%2F%2Fwww.conservativenewsdaily.net%2Fbreaking-news%2Fchicago-mayor-admits-mistake-in-encouraging-teachers-to-offer-extra-credit-to-students-who-campaign-for-her%2F\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Facebook<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-twitter mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"https:\/\/twitter.com\/intent\/tweet?text=&amp;url=https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/?p=1806742&amp;via=ConservNewsDly\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Twitter<\/span><\/a><a class=\"mashicon-subscribe mash-medium mash-nomargin mashsb-noshadow\" href=\"#\" target=\"_top\" rel=\"nofollow\"><span class=\"icon\"><\/span><span class=\"text\">Subscribe<\/span><\/a><div class=\"onoffswitch2 mash-medium mashsb-noshadow\" style=\"display:none\"><\/div><\/div>\n            <\/div>\n                <div style=\"clear:both\"><\/div><\/aside>\n            <!-- Share buttons by mashshare.net - Version: 4.0.47-->\n<div><img decoding=\"async\" src=\"https:\/\/www.conservativenewsdaily.net\/breaking-news\/wp-content\/uploads\/2023\/01\/original_LoriLightfoot.jpg\" class=\"ff-og-image-inserted\" alt=\"image\"   style=\"display:none\"><\/div>\n<p>                Chicago <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/lori-lightfoot-takes-aim-at-colorado-springs-violence-despite-chicagos-skyrocketing-homicide-rate\">Mayor Lori Lightfoot<\/a> Sunday&#8217;s response to reports that her campaign for re-election had been criticized by the media was: &#8220;inappropriately coercive&#8221; Request for public school teachers to give extra credit to students in return for her help &#8220;win.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;The Sunday Show,&#8221; The Democratic politician admitted to wrongdoing. It is currently under investigation. &#8220;was simply a mistake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;Look&#8230; in our zeal to make sure that young people had an opportunity to participate \u2014 and they are flocking to our campaign \u2014 one of our staffers reached out through publicly-available information to [Chicago Public Schools] teachers and our city colleges,&#8221; Jonathan Capehart was also interviewed by Lightgoot. &#8220;That was just simply a mistake.&#8221;<\/p>\n<blockquote class=\"twitter-tweet\"><\/blockquote>\n<p>&#8220;I&#8217;m the mayor of the city. I&#8217;m not somebody aspiring to be the mayor. And the wall between the campaign and the official side has to be impenetrable, and it will be, and that was a mistake,&#8221; The mayor was also quoted.<\/p>\n<p>On Wednesday, a <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/masked-lori-lightfoot-slammed-for-staged-photo-reading-banned-book-in-texas-while-chicago-violence-rages-on\">Lightfoot<\/a> Chicago Public School teachers were asked by campaign staff to send students an email asking for their support. &#8220;credit&#8221; For volunteering to the campaign &#8220;externship program,&#8221; reported <a href=\"https:\/\/news.wttw.com\/2023\/01\/11\/lightfoot-campaign-asks-cps-teachers-encourage-students-help-her-win-reelection-return\">WTTW News<\/a>. The Illinois American Civil Liberties Union (ACLU), called upon the Chicago mayor. &#8220;renounce&#8221; The &#8220;inappropriately coercive&#8221; email, reported <a href=\"https:\/\/www.foxnews.com\/media\/chicago-mayor-ripped-aclu-inappropriately-coercive-email-city-school-teachers\">Fox News<\/a>.<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;We&#8217;re looking for motivated, curious, and hard-working young people willing to help. <a href=\"https:\/\/thepostmillennial.com\/chicago-mayor-lori-lightfoot-proclaims-f-ck-clarence-thomas-at-pride-event\">Mayor Lightfoot <\/a>&#8220;Win this spring,&#8221; the email stated.<\/p>\n<p>WTTW News was alerted by a spokesperson for Chicago Public Schools. &#8220;as a rule, the district does not coordinate with any political candidates or campaigns. It has not done so to date and will not be doing so.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>The state&#8217;s ACLU branch stated in a complete statement that it was against the law. &#8220;The Lightfoot campaign&#8217;s email to Chicago Public School teachers urging them to offer extra credit to students as an incentive to volunteer on the Mayor&#8217;s re-election campaign is inappropriately coercive and raises First Amendment concerns.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;The Supreme Court has made clear that government officials cannot use their office or power to coerce participation or to punish for lack of participation in political campaigns.&#8221; The campaign&#8217;s actions were deemed successful by the non-profit. &#8220;harken back to the worst days of the Chicago political machine.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>&#8220;To be clear, this is now Mayor Lightfoot&#8217;s responsibility. It cannot be swept away by statements from subordinates in her campaign,&#8221; The ACLU was not stopped. &#8220;The Mayor should personally and publicly renounce this infraction in strong, explicit language, making clear that no one in Chicago should feel compelled to participate in her re-election campaign. That is what is necessary in this moment.&#8221;\u00a0<\/p>\n<p>Stacy Davis Gates, President of Chicago Teachers Union, stated that Lightfoot&#8217;s campaign was in an unconstitutional manner. &#8220;unethical,&#8221; She expressed concern that teachers might be retaliated against for not enlisting students in the campaign.<\/p>\n<p>Chicago Public Schools Inspector General confirmed that. <a href=\"https:\/\/www.nbcnews.com\/politics\/politics-news\/lori-lightfoot-campaign-probed-trying-recruit-students-rcna65571\">NBC News<\/a> It had been announced on Thursday &#8220;opened an investigation into this matter and we are currently gathering information to determine which, if any, policies have been violated.&#8221;<\/p>\n<p>Already, Chicago is heating up with a mayoral race. <a href=\"https:\/\/abc7chicago.com\/chicago-mayor-race-2023-polls-jesus-chuy-garcia-ftx-founder-arrested\/12566725\/\">recent poll<\/a> Show Congressman Jesus &#8220;Chuy&#8221; Garcia leads incumbent Lightfoot. \u200b\u200b<\/p>\n","protected":false},"excerpt":{"rendered":"<p>Chicago Mayor Lori Lightfoot Sunday&#8217;s response to reports that her campaign for re-election had been criticized by the media was: &#8220;inappropriately coercive&#8221; Request for public school teachers to give extra credit to students in return for her help &#8220;win.&#8221; MSNBC&#8217;s &#8220;The Sunday Show,&#8221; The Democratic politician admitted to wrongdoing. 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