The ambitious plan will offer mentoring, counseling and jobs to high-risk students. To determine who they are, Mr. Huberman analyzed the cases of more than 500 young people who were killed or wounded in gun violence over the last two years. The analysis suggests that nearly 10,000 of the citys 113,000 high school students are at risk of becoming victims of gun violence and need help.
Their lives follow a clear pattern. They are absent from school more than 40 percent of the time, on average. They have fallen behind and are more likely to be enrolled in special education. And they generally attend 38 of the citys nearly 140 public high schools. &
The plan & deserves full and enthusiastic support from the city, community groups and from the business community, which could play an essential role by providing the young participants with jobs.
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