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School vouchers: For some, it's a concern about safety | PennLive.com

School vouchers: For some, it's a concern about safety | PennLive.com:

School vouchers: For some, it's a concern about safety



BY DAWN CHAVOUS

Pennsylvania’s public education system needs help. Every day that passes without enacting meaningful school choice legislation that empowers parents and gives them access to more educational options, countless students slip through the cracks from a future full of hope to a future full of despair.

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For some students, it’s a matter of safety. At some schools, assaults on students and staff are a daily occurrence — leaving some students to make the decision to drop out of school for his or her own safety.

How is this allowed to happen in the