OP- what else is there to know? NPR laid it out pretty well. We live in Charlottesville and our kids have many friends at CHS. The chaos has been caused by a couple dozen students.

gangs

This is closer to the reality of what high schools look like now than you all realize. Describes mine perfectly. You cannot imagine how different the day to day experience of school is now from when you were there. Shoot, it’s different from even 5-7 years ago.

-high school teacher

Whoa. That sounds wild! Here’s a little more info. Hope they can remedy some of the issues with these new plans.

https://www.cbs19news.com/story/50104022/mayor-of-charlottesville-says-the-issues-at-charlottesville-high-school-are-community-problems

As a regular school in USA, kids fight there.

Just listened to this on NPR:

https://www.wvtf.org/news/2023-11-27/charlottesville-high-school-copes-with-brawling-students-and-exhausted-teachers

In early November, the normally quiet library at Charlottesville High School turned loud and violent with students – many of them girls – pulling hair and taking swings. Two weeks later, a series of fights erupted, with staff and police coming in to break-up those brawls. (...)
In response to the turmoil, Principal Rashaad Pitt resigned. So many teachers called in sick the next day that classes were canceled. As one explained, ‘Many of us are feeling depleted and exhausted by attempting to teach in this environment. I will be out tomorrow to recover.” (...)
The school board has announced three closed-door disciplinary hearings next week, and this Thursday the district will hold a listening session for community members to explore possible solutions. Already, the district is recruiting additional substitute teachers and volunteers to support teachers and promote better security in the hallways and at school entrances.

Does anybody know more?