It's nothing we need to worry about. Just five percent of the student population causes all the havoc, school administrators say. They fight, and they don't even want to be here.'' In late January, four students on their way to Overbrook High School were the target of a drive-by shooting two blocks from the building. Students at Overbrook were indifferent. All you can do is hope that it won't be you.
Troubled kids come to school often after battling a private hell at home.
Some of their parents are absent, addicted to drugs or violent. The hostility and tension spills out in hallways, lunchrooms, playgrounds and classrooms. More children started to talk. He barked despite warnings from his teacher. Outside the door, a child scurried down the hall with a school police officer in pursuit.