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APRIL SAUL / Inquirer Staff Photographer

Checking the ID of a student found roaming South Philadelphia High School in 2005 were administrators Kelly Barton (left) and Kevin King. King, the principal, was later demoted, in part, because he suspended too many students.

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Frank Burd speaks out

A year of living dangerously
How This Story Was Reported
An inside call to fire 6 school managers
Information on school discipline and students with disabilities
More coverage: Violence in the schools

Posted on Sun, May. 20, 2007

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City special-ed lapses increase school violence

Without the help they need, these students commit a disproportionate percentage of assaults on staff.

Coming Tomorrow

An angry 8-year-old boy's struggles in school illustrate a growing need to coordinate behavioral programs.

Contact staff writer Martha Woodall

at 215-854-2789 or martha.woodall@phillynews.com.

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