[Cincinatus' Wife]

***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 tax dollars at work.

[ladylib]

Kids and parents know what schools are persistently dangerous even if those schools don't show up on a list. A girl can be raped in a stairwell in a NYC public school, but if a weapon wasn't used in the commission of the crime, the crime doesn't count towards a "persistently dangerous" designation.

By the way, did you know that Arkansas has no failing schools?

[ladylib]

I'm sure parents are thrilled to send their kids to schools with armed guards, metal detectors, cameras in the hallways and classrooms -- such an ideal setting for learning.

[Cincinatus' Wife]

From the 2003 piece posted above:

"....."Administrators have said to me privately that they would rather be academically failing than be a dangerous school." .....

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Feb 22, 2018: Even more astounding warnings missed in Florida school shooting

".....Two weeks prior to that tip being called in, a relative of Cruz also told police that they should seize his weapons.

Astoundingly, a third report was missed when two years before the shooting a deputy investigated a warning about Cruz saying he “planned to shoot up the school.”

That tip was sent to the school’s resource office, and no action followed.

Two school resource officers were placed on “restrictive duty” as the missed warnings were investigated by Internal Affairs....

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These warnings aren't "missed," they're buried so the school is not labeled DANGEROUS.