Chicago neighborhood angered by school's closing

On a sunny morning on Chicago's South Side, students and community members gathered to protest outside Walter H. Dyett High School, which is in the first year of a three-year phaseout.

The object of their symbolic protest last month: a chained front door. Students said that being forced to enter through the back door violates their rights. Inside, Principal Charles Campbell said the front door is closed for safety reasons. Dyett was built to hold 1,200 students, and its student body had dwindled to 180...