Budget Cuts Could Worsen Philadelphia School Safety Issues

The Philadelphia Inquirer (6/21, Snyder) reports that cuts to state education funding in Pennsylvania will result in "fewer adults" In Philadelphia schools "to keep order," adding that the cuts "could worsen safety conditions in a district already plagued by violence." The piece details the city's recent history of school violence, noting that "the new budget cuts $1.3 million, or 38 percent, of funding for in-school suspension, meaning more unruly students could be banished to the streets next year or allowed to remain in regular classes."