Rochester School Superintendent Lesli Myers-Small says violence taking place in neighborhoods around Rochester schools has got to stop.
In her weekly message to the community, Myers-Small says eight schools have shifted into lockout mode due to nearby gun violence over the past several months. Five young people were assaulted in their own neighborhoods. Several students have been arrested and 13 injured as a result of gun violence. Six students have been killed.
Myers-Small says two were injured by stray bullets while sitting in their homes watching TV with their families. She says there has even been a shooting at dismissal time outside one school with children playing in the area.
Myers-Small is calling on all business, religious and non-profit agencies that deal with children to redouble their efforts to mentor and support children. She says too many children are experiencing trauma on a daily basis and it’s having a significant effect on them. She says that has to stop.