The Chicago Board of Education is meeting Thursday to discuss the closure of seven charter schools, with parents and teachers advocating for the schools to remain open.

The Chicago Board of Education passed a resolution calling for the charter network to meet with the board and discuss options that don’t involve closing seven campuses on the city’s Southwest Side.

In the latest development in a monthslong battle between the Chicago Public Schools and the Chicago Teachers Union, the school board will convene for a special meeting to address the impending closures of several charter schools.

The Chicago Board of Education is holding a special meeting Thursday to address the planned closures of several charter schools.

A resolution during a Board of Education meeting Thursday will demand that Acero Schools, a charter network, appear before the board on a yet-to-be-determined date to discuss alternatives to closings seven campuses.