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| Probation camps may try charter schools |
| By The Los Angeles Times |
| Published: 11/24/2008 |
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CALIFORNIA - Students held at Camp Joseph Scott, one of 19 juvenile probation camps in Los Angeles County, are some of the toughest to teach. Locked in classrooms behind 12-foot fences topped with razor wire, many of the girls sport tattoos with the emblems of some of the region's most infamous gangs. Although most are high-school students, on average they read at a fourth-grade level and have fifth-grade math skills. Karen Berns has taught math there for 15 years. Over time, she learned to be vigilant. At the end of each class, Berns collects the girls' pencils. Otherwise, they might use them as weapons. "I got my experience from years of teaching with these kids," said Berns, 55, who is known as "Granny" to her students. "It takes a long time to get that." Read more. If link has expired, check the website of the article's original news source. |
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