"More than 50 Asian students stayed away from South Philadelphia High yesterday, as they will all week - a boycott, they said, of the school's unsafe conditions and the district's failure to deal with long-standing violence between racial groups.
School district officials, the students say, are downplaying attacks last week on about 30 Asian students and aren't taking the problem seriously.
'They promise and promise,' said Duong Ly, one of the school's 900 students. 'Last year, same problem, and nothing changes.'"
School district officials, the students say, are downplaying attacks last week on about 30 Asian students and aren't taking the problem seriously.
'They promise and promise,' said Duong Ly, one of the school's 900 students. 'Last year, same problem, and nothing changes.'"