Baltimore schools to reopen Wednesday after riots

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Source: Baltimore Sun

Baltimore schools will resume classes Wednesday after riots in the city that began with high school students confronting police officers.

While schools CEO Gregory Thornton called the mayhem and looting "traumatic," he also said events since the death of Freddie Gray from injuries sustained in police custody this month represented a "call to action" for young people who feel disenfranchised.

Thornton called the behavior of some Frederick Douglass High School students, who led the first confrontations with police, "inexcusable." He said students could face disciplinary action or criminal charges in the riots.

But as he watched tapes of his students hurling bricks and objects at police, he said he also saw pain.

Read more: http://www.baltimoresun.com/news/maryland/baltimore-city/bs-md-ci-student-teacher-reacts-20150428-story.html

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1. Extended school day

If, on the day of the funeral, the Baltimore high schools had extended the school day and released the children to their parents or guardians, do you think the rioting would have occurred?