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growtilltall757 t1_j8wsndb wrote

Reply to comment by rossdowdell in ‘Our children are in crisis’: Safe Path monitors fan out over Philadelphia high schools to deter violence by redeyeblink

>Volunteer-based programs run by the city tend to misallocate funds away from achieving goals.

Is this just a generalization or do you work in nonprofit leadership? I've been happy with every volunteer org I've worked with in the city, even if budgeting is a pain in the ass.

>ignores that shootings are so brazen that the perps ignore all bystanders.

And it could acknowledge it by doing what? I don't disagree that this is an issue, but any organization trying to do anything has to react. It can't control the time and place of unpredictable violence, nothing can.

I think it's worth doing something about. I'll support them.

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rossdowdell t1_j8wr5iy wrote

Reply to ‘Our children are in crisis’: Safe Path monitors fan out over Philadelphia high schools to deter violence by redeyeblink

It seems the "gun free zone" signs from the 90's were feckless.

Volunteer-based programs run by the city tend to misallocate funds away from achieving goals. That means they are crippled in their early stages.

This program also ignores that shootings are so brazen that the perps ignore all bystanders. If City Hall can be shot up weekly, any place can.

Safe Paths is another altruistic program that will have minimal efficacy. I want it to succeed, but it is limited by circumstances.

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Fushinaz t1_j8wq3hd wrote

Reply to comment by [deleted] in 2 suspects charged with flipping car during Philly Super Bowl block party by toss_it_out_tomorrow

You got to be kidding me. You’re basically saying that these individuals who threw trash on the street away from the bar aren’t responsible for their own behavior. If they left the bar with cans and bottles, should the bar have come down to this street and cleaned up after these people?

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redeyeblink OP t1_j8wp6aj wrote

Reply to ‘Our children are in crisis’: Safe Path monitors fan out over Philadelphia high schools to deter violence by redeyeblink

>[The School District of Philadelphia’s Safe Path School and Community Safety Corridor program] began in the fall at six high schools with the goal of making sure conflicts between students don’t escalate to anything more serious.
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>The school board recently approved plans to expand the program to 12 more schools over the next two years, and increase the funding for the program by $250,000, to a total of nearly $756,000.
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>The Penn Injury Science Center also recently received more than $2 million in state funding, which they plan to use to expand Safe Path in partnership with the district, according to a district spokesperson.
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>The Safe Path initiative is part of the district’s overall strategy to prevent gun violence on or near school campuses. According to a January multi-agency city report, about half of shootings in Philadelphia are caused by arguments. And more shootings are involving children, according to city data.
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>The program is currently in the following schools:
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> West Philadelphia High School
> Sayre High School
> Roxborough High School
> Lincoln High School
> Edison High School
> Bartram High School
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It will expand to the following schools, plus four schools that have yet to be announced:
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> Ben Franklin High School
> Conwell Middle School
> Dobbins High School
> Mastbaum High School
> Overbrook High School
> Philadelphia Military Academy
> Vaux Big Picture High School
> Wagner Middle School

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