reverend andre smith lives across the street from the school. >> they're making a good school, a safehool, now a warehouse. >> reporter: no longer a place for students, the building is now a storage space for beat up district furniture. new furniture has been moved in over the summer. and they have been fitted with wi-fi and air conditioners in every classroom. school officials denied repeated requests to speak on cameras about the changes or the concerns, only after the school year begins, and parents are waiting too, to see if any of it will work. >> i don't think a sign would stop a fight. >> you think you're going to be safe? because i'm going to be here to protect you. >> grown up worries for a little girl about to go to third agreed. aljazeera, chicago. >> and finally, good news for drivers. gas prices come down as a steady supply of petroleum cuts prices at the pump. was not me. check us out 24 hours a day on >> for 300 years, the most powerful nations on earth grew richer and stronger on the profits of the slave trade. over twelve million men, women and children were forcibly

reverend andre smith lives across the street the school. >> they're making a good school, a safe school a warehouse. >> reporter: no longer a place for students it is now a storage place for beat up district furniture. at receiving schools where students have been reassigned new furniture has been moved, and they've been outfitted with wi-fi and air conditioners in every classroom. school officials denied requests to speakic only waiting until after the school year begins. >> i don't think a sign will stop a bully. i don't think a sign will stop a fight. >> do you think you're going to be safe. >> yeah, because i'm going to be here to protect you. >> reporter: grown up worries for a little girl headed off to third grade. >> that is from chicago. how did we get here? here is a reminder of how chicago managed to arrive at this miserable condition. just over a month ago chicago school officials announced that 4 public schools would close, 2,000 teachers would be laid off in what is the largest school closing in chicago history. the closure are the result of a $1 billion deficit and $400 mi

reverend andre smith lives across the street from the school. >> they are making a good school, a safe school, now a warehouse. >> no longer a place for students, the building is now a storage space for beat-up district furniture. >> at receiving schools where it displaced students have been reassigned, new furniture has been moved in over the summer. they have also been outfitted with wi-fi and air conditioners in every classroom. school district officials declined repeated requests to speak on camera about the changes or the concerns, opting to talk only after the school year begins. parents are waiting, too, to see if any of it works. >> i don't think a sign would stop a bullet. i don't think a sign would stop a fight. think you are going to be safe? >> yes. >> yeah, because i am going to be here to protect you. >> grown up worries for a little girl head today 3rd grade. usher kareshi, chicago. >> decision to go to college is one of the most important decisions a person can make, so is how to pay for it because as you know, taking on student debt can affect you for the rest of your