The reason is that the moment a teacher gets a chance to move out of a crime-ridden school, he/she goes—to the suburbs.
Good teachers would LOVE to teach students who want to learn—of any color.
But that devotion is drained off when they find they can’t teach because the school is permitted to be a jungle.
But that devotion is drained off when they find they cant teach because the school is permitted to be a jungle."
Being a teacher in one of these "jungle" schools myself, I can wholeheartedly agree with the aforementioned statement. It's refreshing to see that some people on the "outside" understand our plight and don't simply rush to judgment.