"Typical of large urban schools" Joanne Jacobs
Teachers wrote a letter claiming major problems are plaguing the South Central Los Angeles campus [of Washington Prep High School] including students who are gambling, drinking, cutting classes, using profanity, smoking marijuana, threatening teachers and committing sexual acts.
Several teachers told NBC4 they agree with the letter but only one would talk on camera if we didn't show her face. "You can walk around campus and you're not sure when class is in and when it isn't because there's so many students roaming around. There's not a respect for authority," she said.
Gee, wonder what the principal's take on the situation is?
"That is not the average student at Washington Prep, but is it happening at all? Yes, on an isolated basis," school principal James Noble said...Noble said the problems are typical of large urban schools...Noble held meetings with parents Tuesday night to address the concerns. He denied the charge that prostitutes operate out of the boys' restrooms.
See? "Typical", so no cause for alarm. Perhaps Mr. Noble agrees with the posting below that these problems just can't be avoided, thanks to "post-traumatic slavery disorder". After all, it's the root cause of all these kinds of problems. The lack of respect for authority so massive that teachers fear for their safety has absolutely nothing to do with it.