Chicago Bulls superstar Derrick Rose has weighed in on the current teacher’s strike affecting more than 350,000 students in his native city. Rose first tweeted Monday that he hoped Chicago Public Schools reached a deal ‘soon’ because kids need to be in school.
Rose, who starred at Simeon Career Academy on Chicago’s South Side, is in the midst of rehabbing from a season-ending ACL injury. He followed up on Tuesday with more tweets expressing sadness Chicago is going through a strike which leaves kids out of school.
The NBA’s 2011 MVP has amassed nearly 250,000 followers on Twitter – received nearly 20,000 retweets related to his feelings on Chicago’s massive teacher strike. Check out Rose’s series of tweets below:
Hope the CPS gets a deal done soon…we need our kids in school! #TheReturn
— Derrick Rose (@drose) September 10, 2012
I’m sitting here just thinking how sad it is that my city got to go through this. I love my city and everyone in it even my haters!
— Derrick Rose (@drose) September 12, 2012
I don’t like that fact that OUR kids are not in school and that’s the only thing we have to SAVE these kids.
— Derrick Rose (@drose) September 12, 2012
I pray everyday for US for real. I know I shouldn’t be saying this because I hoop and it’s not my lane but I feel like ppl should hear this.
— Derrick Rose (@drose) September 12, 2012
Chi town til I die!
— Derrick Rose (@drose) September 12, 2012