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Sunday, September 14, 2008

IHS Fire

"Investigators were called to Irvington High School on Sunday, after firefighters extinguished an early morning blaze that destroyed two classrooms." (SF Gate)

What the hell man? What is going on with Fremont? Last year were the lock downs from a gun threat and stabbings at JFK and now IHS? That is unacceptable. Horrrifying because people have gotten hurt in those situations last year. Luckily no one was hurt this time.

I always find a way to hear about bad news back home when I'm at school. Our city used to be so safe, I don't know what happened. When I was there for high school, it was secure. Once our class left things reaked havoc and hell broke loose. I know a number of families that are already considering to move out of the area because of the random break outs of violence. It's just too scary and risky to raise a family or live alone in Fremont. It was definitely a lot safer 5 years back.

It's bad that I'm already jumping to conclusions that it has to do with a number of students that tried to rebel against the staff at Irvington High about the new dress code. My sister called me a few days ago and started ranting about how the administration is worried about the increased gang violence in the area and wanted to prevent it. Hoping their decision would be effective, they decided on banning the students from wearing any articles of clothing that had a dominant red background. Whether or not it's a form of self-expression, I don't see why the school didn't ban other gang colors to be fair. Seems like a minor thing to start a fire over, but you never know. Kids these days.

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