"I don't think it rises to the level of sexual assault. But we're dealing with it. "We have sent out advisories to all of the schools to clarify our policy. We're going to treat this the same as we do any inappropriate sexual behavior.
"We don't differentiate between whether it's boy/girl, girl/girl, boy/boy. We have policies in place that cover this and we are enforcing them."
Four of the six girls facing expulsion are from the Turner Middle School, at 59th Street and Baltimore Avenue, in West Philadelphia, where a group of girls who self identify as "dykes taking over" have allegedly sexually harassed other girls.
At Simon Gratz, a group called the "Lipstick Gang" has been accused of recruiting straight girls into a lesbian lifestyle. Clashes between groups of openly gay and straight girls have erupted.***