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Parents Complain Prostitutes Operate Out Of High School Bathroom
NBC4TVnews ^ | November 20, 2002

Posted on 11/25/2002 3:49:50 PM PST by John Lenin

Parents Complain Prostitutes Operate Out Of High School Bathroom

Principal Says Problems Are 'Typical'

POSTED: 10:20 a.m. PST November 20, 2002
LOS ANGELES -- Is Washington Prep High School out of control? Some teachers say yes.

Teachers wrote a letter claiming major problems are plaguing the South Central Los Angeles campus including students who are gambling, drinking, cutting classes, using profanity, smoking marijuana, threatening teachers and committing sexual acts.

Several teachers told NBC4 they agree with the letter but only one would talk on camera if we didn't show her face.

"You can walk around campus and you're not sure when class is in and when it isn't because there's so many students roaming around. There's not a respect for authority," she said.

"That is not the average student at Washington Prep, but is it happening at all? Yes, on an isolated basis," school principal James Noble said.

Noble said the problems are typical of large urban schools. Parents say that's no excuse.

"There's been a lot of fighting and a lot of good teachers have left because there's no control up here," parent Pam Jones said.

The letter also claims that "students are robbed and beaten daily, black and brown conflicts are on the rise."

"Most of the time, the fights at the school are people around here who come up here and hop the fences," said student Jason Finn.

Noble held meetings with parents Tuesday night to address the concerns. He denied the charge that prostitutes operate out of the boys' restrooms.

Some students say a gang influence in their neighborhood is spilling over into their campus with threats and intimidation even against teachers.


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No wonder they can't keep their minds on school anymore.
1 posted on 11/25/2002 3:49:50 PM PST by John Lenin
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To: John Lenin
Teachers should get combat pay. My hat is off to any teacher who would work in such an environment.
2 posted on 11/25/2002 3:52:08 PM PST by Skooz
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To: John Lenin
The school building(s) might as well be razed, since it no longer serves a constructive purpose...
3 posted on 11/25/2002 3:52:16 PM PST by Vidalia
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To: John Lenin
Also remember who is the boss of this "school" system. It's Bill Owens' predecessor as governor of CO -- former Democrat National Chairman Roy Romer, a clintoid to the core!
4 posted on 11/25/2002 3:52:35 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: John Lenin
Vouchers, vouchers, vouchers.......

What are we waiting for?
5 posted on 11/25/2002 3:53:51 PM PST by Republic If You Can Keep It
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To: John Lenin
Keep voting against school vouchers and for democrats and you can be assured that it will get worse.
6 posted on 11/25/2002 3:54:08 PM PST by doc
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To: Theodore R.
Some students say a gang influence in their neighborhood is spilling over into their campus

Texas has made membership in a school gang a Type C misdemeanor, with a potential fine of $500 maximum but no jail time. I don't think the youngsters are impressed with or fearful of this new TX law.

7 posted on 11/25/2002 3:54:15 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: Skooz
We used to sneak cigarettes in the bathroom, but prostitutes ? Holy cow !
8 posted on 11/25/2002 3:54:51 PM PST by John Lenin
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To: Theodore R.
I guess we could say that the exodus of Romer from CO to CA is the opposite of the national trend. CO's gain is CA's loss!!!
9 posted on 11/25/2002 3:55:05 PM PST by Theodore R.
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To: John Lenin
Ah, "The Great Society", "Feeling Our Pain"...and every thing else. (/sarcasm)
10 posted on 11/25/2002 3:58:18 PM PST by elbucko
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To: John Lenin
"You can walk around campus and you're not sure when class is in and when it isn't because there's so many students roaming around. There's not a respect for authority,"

anybody else wonder how this could happen.

11 posted on 11/25/2002 3:58:31 PM PST by Focault's Pendulum
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To: John Lenin
black and brown conflicts are on the rise
What does this mean?
12 posted on 11/25/2002 3:58:33 PM PST by lelio
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To: John Lenin
He denied the charge that prostitutes operate out of the boys' restrooms.

Its no the BOYS restroom, its the GIRLS

13 posted on 11/25/2002 3:59:54 PM PST by Dan(9698)
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To: John Lenin
Yea... cigarettes and cherry-bombs down the toilets.

Never got no damn prostitutes coming in. Kids today have it too easy!

14 posted on 11/25/2002 4:04:57 PM PST by johnny7
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To: Theodore R.
I don't think the youngsters are impressed with or fearful of this new TX law.

For those of us that had good fathers, especially the boy's (now men and fathers), we know we were much more afraid of disappointing our Dad's, than we feared any law.

It is the unfortunate lesson of the society engineers, including feminist's, that a woman can make a son into a boy, and a daughter into a girl. But it takes a Father to turn a boy into a man, and a girl into a Lady.

15 posted on 11/25/2002 4:08:20 PM PST by elbucko
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To: lelio
The blacks and latinos share a mutual dislike for each other.
16 posted on 11/25/2002 4:09:15 PM PST by sheik yerbouty
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To: lelio
Violence between those who are 'black' and those who are 'less black'.

Dark blacks gang up on those who are merely brown.

Sad, isn't it?
17 posted on 11/25/2002 4:11:00 PM PST by El Sordo
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To: John Lenin
Anybody still wonder why 85% of American students can't find Iraq on a world map?
18 posted on 11/25/2002 4:13:21 PM PST by Gritty
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To: El Sordo
Sounds much like the homeland to me.
19 posted on 11/25/2002 4:13:36 PM PST by ItisaReligionofPeace
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To: John Lenin
Teachers wrote a letter claiming major problems are plaguing the South Central Los Angeles campus including students who are gambling, drinking, cutting classes, using profanity, smoking marijuana, threatening teachers and committing sexual acts.

Good moral values apparently aren't being taught to very many of these students by their parents. Very sad.

20 posted on 11/25/2002 4:19:10 PM PST by judgeandjury
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