“Health screening from Francis W. Parker School. Please complete here.” Each morning at precisely 6:30a.m., every faculty member, staff, and Parker parent with children K-8 receive this message via text or email. It’s part of a new system the school has purchased to provide...

On March 13, 2020, Illinois Governor J.B Pritzker closed all Illinois schools until March 30, as a result of the COVID-19 pandemic sweeping the globe. Five weeks later, Pritzker closed all Illinois schools for the rest of the school year. Not only were students around the state...

On Monday, June 22, a photo with a mission statement was posted to the newly-created account @fwpanonymous, asking the Parker community for submissions of stories and experiences of discrimination at Parker, specifically racism, sexism, classism, harassment, homophobia, and xenophobia. Since then, the account has gained over 1,500 followers and created over 150 posts that tell stories and experiences of students, alumni, parents, and Parker community members.