"school officials in the largely prosperous San Diego suburb"
Once again, the media shows its tendency to distort the facts when it will make the article more compelling.
Oceanside is not a "largely prosperous" suburb. It is adjacent to Camp Pendleton and, for north county San Diego, is a community of modest means. It would not be wrong to state that of the 10-15 individual cities in north county, that it's average household income is at, or near, the bottom. It is adjacent to prosperous communities, yes -- such as Carlsbad and Encinitas. But no one who lives in San Diego would call Oceanside prosperous.
So why does the media want to dramatize the story? Because scaring inner city teens is not as newsworthy. But scaring, pampered prosperous middle-class kids is.
From the article:
“Oceanside Schools Superintendent Larry Perondi said he fielded only a few calls from parents, while the PTA chapter said it had not heard any complaints.”
Where are the parents?
I can see the idiot program pulling a brain dead stunt like this...oops....but where are the parents?
Has the whole society become numb to action?
You beat me to it. It's a ridiculous way to describe Oceanside.
I believe Denise Richards is an alumna.