School Discipline & Gun Violence
Today's news includes lots about the proposed new discipline policy and the still high levels of gun violence surrounding Chicago school students' lives. VIOLENCE Spike in CPS students struck by gun violence this school year Tribune: Twenty-four students were fatally shot during the school year that ended June 15, four fewer than in the 2010-11 year. But the overall shooting toll — 319 — was the highest in four years and a nearly 22 percent increase from the previous school year... For the last 21/2 years, Philadelphia-based Youth Advocate Programs has mentored and worked with CPS students deemed most at risk of being shot... Similarly, Chicago Youth Centers, which serves 60 students at South Shore High School, will not provide a summer mentoring program at the school after CPS asked the organization to cut its budget by nearly half. REVISED DISCIPLINE PROPOSAL CPS releases student Code of Conduct revisions Catalyst: The most significant change in the
