THE PRINCIPAL

Okay i don't why but i really couldn't put the link on here. So i'm just going copy and past, but here is the link http://www.nbc5.com/news/5003236/detail.html?subid=10101401, i took it from NBC news.
CHICAGO -- Three Farragut Career Academy students were cited in a juvenile petition Thursday, after a fight that left a security guard and another student stabbed with a pencil.
A 16-year-old-boy was cited with two counts of battery, another 16-year-old-boy was cited with one count of reckless misconduct, and a 15-year-old-boy was cited with reckless misconduct, all misdemeanors, police News Affairs Officer David Banks said. All three boys were in their sophomore year, Banks said.
Police said the guard was stabbed at about 11 a.m. Wednesday, when he tried to break up a fight between the teenagers with the pencil and a student who had already been stabbed in the school, at 2345 S. Christiana Ave., Banks said.
The student and the guard were rushed to Mt. Sinai Hospital where they were treated and released by Wednesday night, Banks said.
The two students appear to be from rival gangs, but police did not know exactly what the fight was about as of 4:30 p.m. Wednesday, Harrison Area detective Robert McClain said.
Celeste Garrett, a Chicago Public Schools spokeswoman said she did not think the incident was gang-related.
"It was just one kid who was mad at the other kid," Garrett said. (YEAH RIGH BITCH, YOU KNOW IT WAS GANG RELATED DON'T ACT AS IF YOU DIDN'T KNOW THAT)
Some parents said they were angry after the students were placed on lockdown.
"This is not a prison -- this is a Chicago Public School," said parent Veronica Marrufo. "I mean, what is this?"
School officials said they were later forced to lock down the entire building following a second altercation. It was only the third time in 10 years that the school has had to have a lockdown.
"Lockdown, I guess is a term that might have a bad connotation and associated with other facilities," said Capt. Bob Zavala of the Chicago Police Department. "However, this is good for the students at this point because it keeps them calm."
Some parents were upset by the lockdown connotation and removed their children, including one survivor of Hurricane Katrina.
"We are Katrina survivors," said Carrie Kelly, whose son attends Farragut. "And my young son here risked his life saving a lot of people down in New Orleans. And now this." (OH GOD DON'T ACT AS IF THIS IS THE FIRST TIME YOU SEE A FIGHT. YOUR SON CAN GET KILLED ANYTIME, OH SHIT THAT MEANS LESS WELFARE MONEY. HOW ARE YOU GOING TO GET YOUR NAILS DONE NOW?)
"I've been through a storm, and I ain't trying to get in another one," said Calvin Williams, another hurricane survivor who attends Farragut. "So I just try to stay to myself."
(MY QUESTION IS, DOES ANYONE REALLY CARE IF THEY ARE HURRICANE SURVIVORS? WHAT ABOUT THE REGULAR STUDENTS AT LIVE IN THE COMMUNITY? I WANT TO KNOW WHAT THEY THINK.)
The principal said September is a month where the staff is on alert, NBC5's Anita Padilla said. Sixteen security guards check 2,500 students every single day.
Just two days ago, Chicago Public School officials touted Farragut as a shining example for the city because of the innovative programs there. But principal Edward Guerra said the incident gave the students and the school a black eye. Guerra said the actions of one student hurts the reputation of the school, Padilla reported.
Mike Vaughn, Chicago Public Schools spokesman, said he heard about the incident but would not comment until he talked to police.
He did say that all Chicago public high schools are equipped with some kind of metal detector, either "walk-through or hand-held."
OKAY I THINK WE SHOULD ALL EMAIL THE PRINCIPAL!!!
eguerra@cps.k12.il.us