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The area around the Providence Career and Technical School is not getting worse as time goes on. It is getting better, at least when measured in modern times.
If I'm not mistaken, you're a recent transplant. With all due respect, the others commenting (myself included) have a far better frame of reference.
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And it is certainly not a slum, unless your viewpoint is from a very, very wealthy vantage point.
Strongly disagree. One need not be wealthy to recognize it as a slum.
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massnative's post was too oblique to make any judgment about.
The area around the Providence Career and Technical School is not getting worse as time goes on. It is getting better, at least when measured in modern times. I am sure it is worse than it was 100 years ago, but I don't think QC is referencing 100 years ago. And it is certainly not a slum, unless your viewpoint is from a very, very wealthy vantage point.
Agree. This area has improved in the last couple of decades. However, as in any city, urban problems remain. You will never convince suburban mentalities the area is anything but a "slum". Fortunately, in Providence such neighborhoods are fewer & fewer. What were challenging neighborhoods in the 70s & early 80s are now desirable places to live as evidenced by increased property values & high rates of owner occupancy.
"Such occurrences" meaning an innocent bystander getting shot and killed??? Yes, that would be fairly rare. I would certainly hope so. If you bring that down to drug dealing, fights, threats, and gang activity; then sadly it's not rare at all and has been commonplace for decades.
My intention of saying this is NOT to downplay the tragedy and loss of an innocent life here, so PLEASE don't take this the wrong way. A student at Classical High is absolutely no more important than one at Central High. But Classical has a certain reputation to uphold which Central HS, let's say, does not. A Classical student could have just as well been caught in similar crossfire. Would the reaction have been different if that were the case? The typical Classical student might have more options than that of a typical Central HS student. Despite Classical's excellent academic reputation, the safety of its surroundings are enough of a problem that I would not recommend parents to send their kids there. It is sad and a shame, but a reality that can't be ignored. I have no doubt that many posters here who dismiss those concerns, would never actually send their own kids there. Again, thoughts and prayers with the kid's family; and I hope something good comes out of this in the end. A wake up call is needed.
I don't understand the OP's motivation for this post. Most of the above are the OP's repeated posts.
Such occurrences are fairly rare in this area even though Central High has a poor reputation. Anyone researching schools knows that.
So, what's the point?
I had the same question. Nothing wrong with a focus on crime, I guess, but I miss the point here.
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