Chicagoland prep school Loyola may have violated civil rights of conservative students, Army vet

EXCLUSIVE: A top Chicagoland Jesuit college preparatory school may have violated the civil rights of some of its students and an Army veteran by blocking them from expressing their conservative views while allowing liberal opinions, a Fox News investigation has found.

Loyola Academy, a private school that boasts high-profile alums such as comedian Bill Murray and actor Chris O’Donnell, would typically be shielded from civil rights laws.  However, the school in April 2020 took $4.87 million of federal money under the Paycheck Protection Program of the CARES Act, which was designed to keep workers on payrolls during the COVID-19 pandemic. Participants in the program must agree "not to discriminate in any business practice, including employment practices and services," according to the Congressional Research Service, in accordance with federal civil rights laws.