Philadelphia district will expel its most violent students

Philadelphia School District officials have vowed to expel the system's most violent students, tighten codes for others, and try to streamline a dysfunctional, inconsistent disciplinary system. Though it has had a policy to do so, the district has not expelled any student for four years. Instead, offenders were transferred to alternative schools or left in the classes where they had committed their offenses. To read The Philadelphia Inquirer article, click here.