Elyria study links black female violence to neighborhood issues
The Elyria Schools superintendent cites 2010 11 data showing 86 fights with 35 by black girls who are 15 percent of 2058 students and 2011 12 data showing 51 fights with 26 by black girls. A community task force led by Jama seeks short and long term solutions with Mayor Brinda and Lorain County Urban League involvement.
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Elyria High
Elyria Schools
Paul Rigda
Rigda
Jama
Rig
Holly Brinda
Elyria Schools Board
Betty J. Halliburton
Lorain County Urban League
Halliburton
WEHS
Complex causes fuel anger among traumatized black girls
A speaker outlines that trauma from divorce, home violence, mental illness, and abuse contributes to anger in black girls. A student recalls a mother being told of an expulsion hearing, her sobs, and the shock of potential long-term school exclusion.
Girl fights at Elyria High trigger community concern
Jama recalls a December melee after a basketball game as police arrest a 17 year old for disorderly conduct. The incident prompts Jama and psychologist Frances Frazier to discuss relational aggression among black girls in Ohio and the Rise Sister Rise project.
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Jama
Frances Frazier
Elyria High
Janna
Elyria
Lorain
Jamna
Frazier
Ohio Department of Mental Health
Ohio
Thaja Partlow: A student steering clear of high school fights
Thaja Partlow, an 11th grader at Elyria High, navigates hallways with focus and refuses to join hallway gossip or fights about boys. She maintains a 3.5 GPA and participates in MAC Scholars, Link Crew, and track while role modeling restraint for peers under pressure.
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Thaja Partlow
Elyria High
Team 3
Thaja
Merry Brown
Brown
Gwen Gilmore
Cortney Gilbert
Gilbert
Miracle cancer turnaround inspires anti violence committee
The story follows Egan Phillips and her 17 year old daughter Angel whose cancer battle sparked emotional healing at home. Angel, once prone to fights, is now a senior aiming for Kent State University and cooking in the kitchen. Phillips joined a new anti violence group to share their experience and urge community focus beyond high school.
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Egan Phillips
Angel
Phillips
Kent State University
Halliburton
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