 A February 4, 1997, article in the "Chicago Sun-Times", "School funds used to push terrorist' release," had accused the school of promoting the release of terrorists.It quoted a CPS report stating that school funds were used to promote the release of the terrorist and for Puerto Rican independence movements, and that the American flag was banned from some classrooms.The director of the Chicago Latino Institute, Migdalia Rivera, criticized the story and distributed a rebuttal.