Yeah... me neither.
On Friday, Weston Collegiate went into lockdown after two teens were slashed in a knife fight during a noon-hour fracas that apparently surprised few who are familiar with the reputation of the Jane-Lawrence high school.Apparently, they've got similar issues in the U.K.
It was just another day, so to speak.
Unlike, say... Ontario, though... Communities Secretary Hazel Blears says they're choosing to meet the problem head on.
"It's like watching a slow train crash," she said in one newspaper interview. "You know it's going to happen and you can't prevent it unless you take these decisions.One last question about this article.
"There are a minority of (young) people out there whose behaviour is out of control. It doesn't mean we are a broken society," she said.
"But this minority is something we can't shy away from."
What exactly constitutes a "high risk" school?
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