Disturbing article about what is happening inside a Phila. high school

[JPZenger]

http://www.philly.com/philly/news/20140331_Climate_at_Bartram_High_raises_concerns_about_safety__education.html

This article is about Bartram High School, in southwest Phila. This school was recently the place where a student knocked a mild-mannered 63 year old "conflict management specialist" unconscious and gave him a concussion in a hallway. The behavior problems have been worsened by massive layoffs that occurred because of state budget cuts.

Excerpt:

"Through December, Bartram had nine assaults on students and one on an administrator, according to the latest district figures. In October, there was an incident of "forced oral sex." Records show several students have been robbed. To date at Bartram this school year, the district has reported 34 serious incidents.

Staffers interviewed by The Inquirer say keys, cars, and laptops have been stolen at the school. Some say the district's numbers understate the trouble.

"They've told us we're not allowed to call 911 or we'll be written up," Pfeiffer, the social studies teacher, said. Three others corroborated his account."

Here's a closely related article about how the School District is now limiting when police officers who serve inside public schools can be called to help teachers:

http://www.democraticunderground.com/10745459

[Niceguy1]

1. bet his buddies give him

A bad time about that. Oh the irony.

[JPZenger]

2. Follow-up article - it is getting even worse

http://www.philly.com/philly/education/20140404_Violence_erupts_anew_at_troubled_Bartram_High.html