'We absolutely have to believe we can do better in our city,' Philadelphia Superintendent Dr. Watlington said after the shooting claimed the life of a 14-year-old boy.
The new Superintendent of the School District of Philadelphia, Dr. Tony Watlington, is a month into the school year.Social workers and counselors will be on-site at three different high schools on Wednesday, as students, teachers and staff process and grieve
It happened around 4:30 p.m. on Pechin Street just as a junior varsity football scrimmage ended between three schools: Roxborough High School, Northeast High School and Boys Latin Charter School. "What used to be a hand fight is now a gunfight. That was a cowardly act today, to come out and ambush people coming off a ball field. That makes you tough? I think not," Philadelphia School District Chief Safety Officer Kevin Bethel said.The 14-year-old who was killed was a student at nearby Saul High School."Despite all of that, we still are confident in our schools are a safe place.
According to city data, 174 children were shot so far this year as of Monday; 23 killed. This data was gathered before the Roxborough shooting."Death is final. I know a lot of kids see things, they see TV, they hear things but I don't know how many understand that this is final. Death is final. You don't come back from that," Stanford said.
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