Wednesday, February 22, 2023

 there are almost too many items of concern to id here so read and discover how far this land has fallen;


A 13-year-old Ukrainian refugee who fled to America wants to return to her home country after being robbed and abused by other students while attending Marina Middle School in San Francisco.

From San Francisco Chronicle, "She fled the war in Ukraine but failed to find a safe haven in S.F. middle school":

Everything Yana, a 13-year-old Ukrainian refugee, knew about public schools in the United States was what she had seen on television or in the movies, often idyllic settings where teenage conflict and angst ironed itself out by the end.

[...] "I thought it was going to be better because it's San Francisco," she said in Ukrainian, with her aunt translating. "But after two days, I saw everything going on at the school."

Students interrupted classes, jumped on desks, cursed at teachers. At first, Yana wondered what was going on, but then "nothing happened." Students were not disciplined or prevented from repeat behavior.

"After one week, I understood that was normal," said Yana, whose last name The Chronicle agreed not to publish in accordance with its source policy.

"Normal," indeed.

Not long after, Yana said, she became the target........more......

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