The Rev. Al Sharpton joined the growing movement to hold students out of class Sept. 2 in an effort to bring attention to funding inequalities for Chicago Public Schools.
Sharpton spoke at the New Landmark Missionary Baptist Church on Sunday morning, saying too much inequality still exists.
"Whether it be funding and whether it be graduation rates, we are still separated and unequal," Sharpton said.
"Well maybe if it wasn't unfair, they [ministers] wouldn't be talking about a boycott."
Gov. Blagojevich said he is calling legislators back to Springfield to try to fix the problem. "I have called the legislators back into special session on Tuesday to focus specifically on school funding," he told Channel 2 News. "But I think it's wrong to encourage kids to miss school."
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