When I was a Freshman at BC, a senior girl was shot and killed in her home at my old High School. The school and town was rocked, and even now, three years later, that day and moment are a large touchstone in our community. Since this type of violence is such a rarity where I come from, I can hardly imagine violence on the scale that it is at Harper High School. These students are somehow finding normalcy in a no win situation. How would this type of violence affect the school and community you were raised in? In what ways does this speak to our privilege and the uneven circumstances for young Americans in school?
In what ways does the staff of Harper High School try to fight against the culture surrounding their students? How effective have their efforts been? What lessons can we, as future educators, take from this profile and use as we enter communities where safety is not easily attained and students and parents are so guided by fear that the classroom is no longer their priority? How do we set these students up for not only survival, but success?
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