High School Violence in Cleveland

http://www.newsnet5.com/news/21464633/detail.html

Violence has become an all too familiar factor at West High School in Cleveland. Newsnet5 tells the story on their local channel and the internet. Apparently the parents of the children at this school are fed up with all the fighting going on inside the school system. They are very worried for their kid’s safety and don’t want them exposed to this type of behavior. Even the police are fed up with the constant violence. They are claiming all this violence to be from what they are calling turf wars with rival gangs. Thursday there was a huge outbreak of fighting throughout the school and after the school day was over. In between classes in the cafeteria a big fight broke out, and sent many students running for their safety. Luckily officers were nearby and many more came to the scene to stop this fighting and turf war battle. One student told the officials that that a boy punched two girls and that one of the girls was pregnant. Everyone agrees even the neighboring citizens that this gang fighting is going too far and ruining their neighborhood. There are sometimes upwards of twenty-five officers at the school to maintain the peace. The police say that there is tension all the time in between classes and after the school day. The officers they never know when it might explode so they are always ready. All of these battles are because of rival gangs members being placed in this school. Schools are expelling students from one school and putting them in another, and a lot of these expelled students are from rival gangs across town that is now being put into West High. This is what is causing these turf wars battles. School leaders claim to be doing whatever they can and will correct the problem.

I don’t understand violence. It makes zero sense to physically fight your way to get your way. I hope they can settle this problem so the innocent students have a better time and are able to enjoy their few high school years.

In the article it says that they are expelling kids from one school and putting them into another. Usually kids that are expelled are trouble makers anyways, so why would they even deserve an education? I think being educated is a privilege and if they don’t want take advantage of it send them home permanently. Isn’t that what expulsion means?

Anyone who performs crimes inside the school systems and are expelled should have to fight for their right to get back into school. If they don’t fight for their right don’t give it to them.