And those records probably don't provide an accurate picture of the dangerous routes that many of Philadelphia's 215,000 public school children and more than 12,000 teachers travel to get to school. Many victims don't report assaults to school principals. Instead they go to city police or say nothing at all. School officials aren't surprised by the increased violence. It's out of control,'' he said.
Life means nothing.
They have no value for anything except the dollar. Those committing crimes against students outside school often are truants, recent dropouts or kids who had been locked up in the past. The delinquents who cause havoc around school often come from problem homes. Their neighborhood life is so bad. Their home life is so bad.