[CNSNEWS] From the Philadelphia Inquirer: One teacher calls it the "new normal" for southwest Philadelphia's Bartram High School: a massive brawl in the cafeteria, where students punched and stomped each other, and even attacked school police; firecrackers set off in the building; and the student who fractured the skull of a "conflict resolution specialist" is once again roaming the halls, just two weeks after the attack.
Insiders told the newspaper, the larger problem at the 1,100-student school "is the continued culture of chaos and disregard for authority."
According to the newspaper, four additional Philadelphia and school coppers will be at the school by Monday; a community meeting is planned; and the district has reached out to city officials to get social-services help for students who need it. |