. >> jeanette taylor has lived her life on chicago's south side. a place where mayor's school reforms do not sit well. in 2013, the mayor's administration closed dozens of schools, the largest mass school closure history. most of the schools shut down were in latino and black neighbourhoods, some of the poorest communities. >> the school is a foundation. it used to be what the black church boasts to the community. now it's the only stable institution they have left. they are corrupt, they are in chaos. >> the mayor, facing debt shut down, underused and underperforming schools. what he said were failing schools. in the process, taylor said emanuel failed her community. >> what happens to a neighbourhood when you close its schools. >> you kill the essence of children. a community with no children or anywhere to play. me and the kids are struggling. we are in the house. we have every electronical kids to keep me from letting kids go outside because it's unsafe. >> reporter: the 40-year-old mother of six has four school-age children. >> my children are