“If you take out the killings, Washington actually has a very very low crime rate.” –Marion Barry, former Mayor of Washington, DC
DPI officials recycle this tortured logic to make us feel safer in our
schools.
Interestingly enough, the DPI building (a.k.a. “The Pink Palace”) has some of the most advanced security measures in place. I guess they really do understand how hard it is to work (or learn) if you are “?.worried about getting bullied, beaten up, shot or robbed.”
