It makes the place safe. Bradford is disappointed his boys basketball and football teams haven't won a championship in the almost three years he's headed the school, but he's more concerned with academic achievement and discipline. We have policies with the kids. If you make rules and deal with the kids fairly, you can gradually expect more and more from them. We don't allow students to hang out.
Kids come here to get an education.
They're not going to get an education in the parking lot. Like the principal of Gompers, Bradford must deal with special problems to deliver a good education. They help me a lot. On the second floor of the ninth-grade section, Bradford watched a school aide help Andrews navigate the hallway. The adult aide also helps her with school work and using a cane.