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[quote=Anonymous]i guess after reading all this i'll answer the question 7 years later. i would forget about zip codes, renovations, and how comparably bad the school is to others. it depends on who you hang around.

i attended the school from 2017-2021. the school was attended by over 85% minorities at this time. 60% of the school was economically disadvantaged. the diversity is incredible. in that time i met both really well off honor students and gang members.

i found a lot of the people who got down with trouble either didn't finish, stopped attending, or got expelled. the school staff took criminal behavior very seriously, and i think they did a good job while i was attending. MS-13 largely ran the noticeable operations in the surrounding neighborhoods. i remember multiple times skipping class and avoiding groups of 40-50+ dudes in the streets leaving the campus midday. the bathrooms were sometimes occupied with large groups selling drugs and weapons. i took weapons to school for protection. typically 4, 5 or so kids in the immediate area would die a year from a range of preventable reasons. a student i had met and talked to a few times was murdered in 2019 over circumstances related to MS-13, and it really damaged me.

it is not something that is out of the way or subtle. it is there, but on a positive note, very avoidable. however, if your child is esol and economically disadvantaged, it could be genuinely dangerous depending on their friend group.

i struggled with some things because i happened to have and keep poor influences around me. that's all it came down to. to protect your kids if you think they're at risk, pay attention to the energy they keep around them.

on a positive note, the school itself is very nice. the participating student body is quality. the education and opportunities are amazing and above average. i played in band until covid happened and cut off my junior and senior year. the school is getting renovated now and my younger brother is attending. it seems things are improved, but my brother still does tell similar accounts of the issues i mentioned. it is what it is.

compared to a lot of nova it's a bit of a mess, but overall i'd say it's very good. just wanted to give the perspective of a kid actually in the school. no disrespect to the previous posts, but most of these i feel hardly answered the original question. it's not as much about the broader scheme, just what it's like to be a part of the hallways[/quote]

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