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Asian Students Under Assault in Philadelphia Schoolsnew

Community organizers say 30 or more Asian students were attacked Thursday, Dec. 3 at South Philadelphia High School. In September, Philadelphia Weekly's George Miller wrote this cover story about how Asian students are regularly targeted in Philadelphia schools.
Philadelphia Weekly  |  G.W. Miller III  |  12-07-2009  |  Children & Families

Christian Former Cops Fight a Battle of Wit, Skill and Strategy with Imaginary School Shootersnew

Since a 2006 school shooting in Missouri, the state has been trying to get Missouri's schools prepared for another attack. Beating out more than a dozen agencies across the country for the one-year, $100,000 contract was Christian security firm Strategos.
The Pitch  |  Peter Rugg  |  03-17-2009  |  Crime & Justice

Pasadena Schools Face Alarming Growth in Violent Racial and Girl-on-Girl Incidentsnew

The expulsion of four elementary school students for bringing knives onto campus and a rise in violence involving female African-American students have left city and school officials scrambling for solutions.
Pasadena Weekly  |  Andre Coleman  |  05-20-2008  |  Crime & Justice

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