Among them were the town's children, whose schools were located safely on a hilltop.
Emanuel has also created a privately funded bonus pool for principals whose schools make exceptional progress.
Children whose schools are the polling places wouldn't have to miss classes.
Under his plan, principals whose schools fail could be disciplined or even fired.
The project has also won fans among teachers whose schools have taken part in the program.
But, inevitably, some children whose schools close will not transfer to another Catholic school; in 2011, the archdiocese said, 36 percent of the children whose schools were closed left its school system.
Those whose schools are inaccessible by public transportation can get reimbursed for mileage or cabs, the mayor said.
For four years comedian Natalie Haynes tutored children whose schools entered Wisecracker, a national stand-up comedy competition for schools.
A group of child hawkers, whose schools are on strike, gather around her, drumming consolations into the other ear.
Those whose schools remain open may fear that their children are in danger, and those with healthy children whose schools close may feel that officials have overreacted, burdening them with day-care costs and denying their young ones an education.
For example, 234 students transferred this year into Manhattan's District 2, whose schools are among the city's best.
