By Townhall Chicago News Staff
Students at Morgan Park High School walked out of class this week amid a dispute over the status of the school’s football coach, Chris James, according to a local news report.
The school’s principal said in a communication to the community that James was leaving his position. James disputed that account in a social media post, saying he had not resigned and had not taken another job.
The conflicting statements coincided with what the report described as an unexpected early end to the football team’s playoff season. The report did not specify whether the team forfeited games, was removed from the playoff bracket, or ended its season for another reason.
Chicago Public Schools did not issue a statement addressing James’s status in the material reviewed for this report. The principal’s communication and James’s social media post were referenced in the broadcast but not independently obtained.
The dispute has drawn attention from students, who organized the walkout to protest how the coaching situation was handled. The report did not specify how many students participated or whether school administrators responded to the walkout directly.
Further details on James’s employment status and any response from Chicago Public Schools were not available in the source material reviewed for this report.
