Condition of an inner city Philadelphia school

This was taken by my friend who is a Teach for America volunteer. These are the steps she had to go up and down all day long. She told me that often some students would urinate in the holes on the higher floors and that it would leak out down on the lower stair landings. It also seems they enjoy kicking out the newly spackled areas. It's a sorry state of affairs.

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[djtall22]

the holes are there because the kids kick them in and pull it apart. whenever it gets fixed, the kids just mess it up again.

[13TH1RT33N13]

I've worked in many different schools and I can tell you that the condition of every individual school has 90% to do with the attitude of the students' parents.

[TheShoreBroadcasting]

Now I see what your other comment stated in regards to their family situations being strong! You make my point for me! Thank you.

[TheShoreBroadcasting]

@REALCITYbred I work with inner city children often. I'm going to spend a week there next week.  I DO have exposure to what is going on in their schools and families. The solutions are not simple, but the problem is NOT capitalism as YOU state.

[REALCITYbred]

@TheShoreBroadcasting u went to rural school, and taught in private schools. u have little experience with the issues that take place in poor innercity schools. really now , who here is clueless?? be real with urself before u trick urself into thinking there are simple solutions to things like this that routinely happen and have been for decades

[TheShoreBroadcasting]

@REALCITYbred You are clueless. I went to a rural school which spent less money per child than most inner city schools, but it didn't have any of this kind of stupidity happening. If you did something like this the principal would have called your parents and it would either have been dealt with or the whole town would have dealt with you. I taught in a private school which spent pennies on the dollar to any public school and, again, nothing like this would ever have happened.

[REALCITYbred]

this is what capitalism creates . sad how Philadelphia has like the fourth highest GDP in the United States of America yet North Philly and other parts are some of the most underserved and impoverished areas

[RoloPullin]

It's Philadelphia, unfortunately. The kids rarely care about the condition of their schools, like Simon Gratz or Whittier.

[RoloPullin]

He partnered with Microsoft to build High School of the Future, which is a very good Philadelphia school.

[dudemantwo]

Does anyone here agree with me that Paul Vallas is a horse's patoot?