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These unions have placed themselves in the position of demanding that the force of gravity stop working, just for them.

Unable to turn down the gravity knob himself, this puts Rahm in the unenviable position that he *cannot* agree to *and* meet their demands, yet to say “no” to them would make trouble for *him*.

So my estimation is that, in true Democrat form, when confronted by a difficult decision, he will choose to do nothing except campaign for reelection.

This will force all parties, teachers, government and parents, to do *something*. My guess is that parents will be the first to act, the easiest way is by creating religious schools for their children.

This is because charter schools may be somewhat limited in number in Chicago, but religious schools would not be under such restrictions.

Since the Catholic church probably has the largest religious school district in the region, parents may appeal to the church to permit and authorize a school “annex” attached to an existing school, but not on school grounds, the students being administratively under the authority of that particular Catholic school, technically enrolled as its students. The parents would pay for this annex, and a fee to the Catholic school to cover the administrative expenses.

This would allow the Catholic school to be “overcapacity” without overcrowding. The parents could then keep their children in a non-union school, the annex would not have to be independently certified as a school, and lots of other benefits.

And the children would almost certainly get a LOT better education than they could in the public schools.