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Proof-Variation7005 t1_j1w5cff wrote

Reply to comment by Mountain_Bill5743 in EDITORIAL: Why Aren’t We Protecting Children and Teachers? by Previous_Floor

It's weirdly unlike GoLocal not to link their related stories when it'd maybe bolster the point but I've found the following:

- A brawl last week at a charter school that had upwards of 15 people involved

- Two thirteen year olds at another charter school being arrested for having knives.

- A fight at Central High School last week where one student had a knife and didn't use it.

- A fight in early December at Central again where a kid was getting beaten up, pulled out a knife and ended up injury the principal that grabbed and tried to disarm him. GoLocal called a stabbing. WPRI made it seem more like he was just inadvertently cut on the arm.

None of that is good, but the way it's senationalized with a first-sentence allusion to the ACI is pretty over the top, even by GoLocal's standards.

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Mountain_Bill5743 t1_j1x05lg wrote

Yeah it's weird for an article not to be composed of entirely hyperlink loops to their other articles. They still don't pose any solutions here and it sounds like in each situation the administration handled it well and didn't brush it under the rug (ironically if they had GoLocal wouldn't have any info to sensationalize). Providence has something like 25,000 students to put this into context and charters vary.

It's also worth noting (in case anyone reading this reply is confused) that the charter issues (which I hadn't hear until now) operate completely independently of Providence Public.

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Previous_Floor OP t1_j1wczv6 wrote

And here is another article that you may find interesting:

EDITORIAL: Providence Public Schools Administration’s Handling of Violence Raises More Questions

"The administration of Providence Public Schools is under fire by nearly every constituency.
This week's violence and the administration's attempt to mislead parents, community leaders, and the media about the severity of the beating and stabbing at Central High School only goes to further undermine trust."

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