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Notice to Legal Prep Families and Students
As we close the 2019-2020 school year the urgency of our work is felt each and every day, but especially now we know our work as a school and as an organization that extends its reaches throughout Chicago, is more urgent than ever.
With that urgency in mind - please know that Legal Prep does not support the systemic, institutionalized racism that maintains white superiority and threatens the lives of African Americans. We condemn violence perpetrated against black citizens and communities in explicit and implicit ways. Symptoms of this institutionalized racism can be seen in the way the current protests have escalated and how COVID-19 has impacted communities of color at alarmingly disproportionate rates.
As we are all working to process the events of the past week, we are deeply concerned with how the news and protesting is impacting our students, families, and the West Garfield Park community. We also acknowledge that this impact is felt even more strongly and personally by our black students, families, staff members, and supporters of the Legal Prep community.
As an institution, we commit to working to dismantle this oppression and support our students and families individually by:
We acknowledge the profound impact that recent and occurring events have on our community and we strive to continue to uphold values that promote equity, combat systemic racism, and uplift our students, their families, and their community through a high quality, culturally empowering, rigorous education.
Legal Prep looks with hope forward to a time when all people are treated with respect, justice, and equality. We will continue striving in our work to be a vital part of this movement and critical change and hope that you will continue your work with us in this fight.
Sincerely,
Legal Prep Administration
Sam Finkelstein, Rather Stanton, Katie-jo Ramirez, & Taylor Brand
With that urgency in mind - please know that Legal Prep does not support the systemic, institutionalized racism that maintains white superiority and threatens the lives of African Americans. We condemn violence perpetrated against black citizens and communities in explicit and implicit ways. Symptoms of this institutionalized racism can be seen in the way the current protests have escalated and how COVID-19 has impacted communities of color at alarmingly disproportionate rates.
As we are all working to process the events of the past week, we are deeply concerned with how the news and protesting is impacting our students, families, and the West Garfield Park community. We also acknowledge that this impact is felt even more strongly and personally by our black students, families, staff members, and supporters of the Legal Prep community.
As an institution, we commit to working to dismantle this oppression and support our students and families individually by:
- Continuing to evaluate and improve Legal Prep through leveraging ongoing partnerships with outside parties to identify areas of strengths, areas of growth, and the most effective way to honor our students, families, and community.
- Continuing to provide space and voice for our students, parents, and our staff members of color through regular anonymous surveys, our Team Advisory Council, Parent Advisory Committee development, and our continued administration open door policy.
- Equipping our staff with a variety of resources to support discussions with students on addressing issues of social justice as well as providing resources and referrals for emotional and mental health support.
- Ensuring that we stay committed to the mission of Legal Prep: We will use our unique, law-themed curriculum and culture of high expectations to cultivate compassion, self-motivation, and reflection in young adults who will be prepared to succeed at outstanding four-year colleges and universities.
We acknowledge the profound impact that recent and occurring events have on our community and we strive to continue to uphold values that promote equity, combat systemic racism, and uplift our students, their families, and their community through a high quality, culturally empowering, rigorous education.
Legal Prep looks with hope forward to a time when all people are treated with respect, justice, and equality. We will continue striving in our work to be a vital part of this movement and critical change and hope that you will continue your work with us in this fight.
Sincerely,
Legal Prep Administration
Sam Finkelstein, Rather Stanton, Katie-jo Ramirez, & Taylor Brand
We also want to remind our Wildcat community of the following resources:
- Social Emotional Support: https://sites.google.com/legalprep.org/lpcaseteam/home
- City Resources: https://www.chicago.gov/city/en/sites/covid-19/home/resources.html
- Family Support: If your family is in need of assistance during this challenging time, please contact the CPS Command Center, which can help connect you to vital support services. The Command Center can be reached at 773-553-KIDS (5437) or familyservices@cps.edu.
- CPS Toolkit: Say Their Names - from CPS: “a set of materials and resources to help you foster productive conversations. This toolkit was originally created as a resource for teachers, but now more than ever, it is critically important that we take these conversations out of the classroom and into our homes.”
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Legal Prep Charter Academy is a completely free, open-enrollment public high school that was founded in 2012 in the West Garfield Park neighborhood of Chicago. Legal Prep uses its unique law themed curriculum and culture of high expectations to cultivate compassion, self-motivation, and reflection in young adults who will be prepared to succeed at outstanding four-year colleges and universities.
Our students will use their academic and civic education to grow in their professional careers, be advocates for disadvantaged communities, and positively impact our society. Students at Legal Prep develop the skills that all great lawyers possess: excellent written and oral communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and advocacy. Whether students go on to pursue a career in law or in another field, the skills that they learn at Legal Prep prepare them for success in college, career, and beyond.
Our students will use their academic and civic education to grow in their professional careers, be advocates for disadvantaged communities, and positively impact our society. Students at Legal Prep develop the skills that all great lawyers possess: excellent written and oral communication, critical thinking, problem solving, and advocacy. Whether students go on to pursue a career in law or in another field, the skills that they learn at Legal Prep prepare them for success in college, career, and beyond.
Road to law School; Alumni on
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"The fact that I was able to gain some exposure to legal-themed courses in high school has proven to be incredibly beneficial for me in college.... Looking back on the years I spent at Legal Prep, it’s difficult to put into words how much they mean to me today." |
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An alumni from Legal Prep's first graduating class is in the news! Illinois Network of Charter Schools (INCS) recently released an article spotlighting a Class of 2016 Legal Prep graduate, Freddy Boyd. Freddy is currently a senior at Southern Illinois University at Carbondale where he is set to graduate in the spring with a degree in Political Science and a minor in Criminal Justice.
Freddy has aspired to be a lawyer since he was a child, and with the head start he got on his legal education from Legal Prep, he is set to enter law school next year and begin his legal career journey. Read more about his experience in college, his aspirations, and how Legal Prep set him up for success HERE.
Freddy has aspired to be a lawyer since he was a child, and with the head start he got on his legal education from Legal Prep, he is set to enter law school next year and begin his legal career journey. Read more about his experience in college, his aspirations, and how Legal Prep set him up for success HERE.
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