"persistently dangerous" - School-safety rankings - or just black marks?*** ***But national statistics of school crime, say experts, seem to indicate that more schools should qualify for the classification. In 2000, 72 of every 1,000 students ages 12 through 18 reported being victims of crimes at school. The average far exceeds most states' requirements for a dangerous school.
At the heart of the discrepancy may well be a reluctance on the part of educators to report campus crime fully. A survey by the National Association of School Resource Officers found that 89 percent of school police believe crime is already underreported. "It's the scarlet letter in education today," says Mr. Trump. "Administrators have said to me privately that they would rather be academically failing than be a dangerous school." ***
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Your public education at work. And the teachers' union doesn't like to hear the truth spoken out loud.
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Another Mistake by Rod Paige (Sec of Ed calls teachers union "terrorist organization")