CHICAGO (CBS) — Friend or foe? It depends on who you ask when talking about the coach of a champion chess team in Chicago. CBS 2’s Roseanne Tellez reports, he was honored–and criticized–at practically the same time Wednesday. Inside City Hall, the national chess champs from Englewood and their coach won heaps of praise. Outside, […]
Chess Coach punished by Chicago Teachers Union for caring about his students!
Chicago Teachers Union Boots Chess Coach For Not Joining One-Day Strike June 20, 2016 10:08 PM (CBS) – He crossed the line – the CPS teachers’ one-day strike — out of his love for the classroom. Joseph Ocol stuck with his kids and brought home a chess championship. Tonight, he’s expelled from the union and […]
Whatever happened to Students First?
Chess-coaching teacher stands up to union bullying By JASON RUSSELL • 5/24/16 5:14 PM Joseph Ocol just wanted to be with his students. So when the Chicago Teachers Union had a one-day strike on April 1, closing hundreds of schools, Ocol was one of the few teachers that broke picket lines and went to work. […]