Friday, September 15, 2006

Drop out, get killed

Nice to see an effort being made to deal with truancy in the district, even if past efforts came up short. The plan targets 100 individuals in four schools [Galileo, Marshall, ISA, Mann] with five new social workers funded by the DOJ. On paper it sounds like it could make a difference if they target the right kids. It is very interesting that Gavin and the DA are taking the lead.

What really blows my mind is this:
[Kamala Harris] said curbing truancy is a key part of reducing homicide, noting that 94 percent of homicide victims in San Francisco are high school dropouts.
Holy shit!

posted by KC @ 11:51 AM   comment

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