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Cops: Student Arrested After Trying To Bring Loaded Gun Into Fels High School

A student was taken into custody after investigators say he tried to bring a loaded gun into a high school in Northeast Philadelphia Wednesday morning.

2013/04/17

(Students and their belongings are screened at the entrance to Samuel Fels High School, in Northeast Philadelphia. Credit: Mike DeNardo)

Part 1: Back From The Brink

Until this year, the Samuel Fels High School in Northeast Philadelphia was listed as a “persistently dangerous” school, as defined by the state. But the climate is changing there.

2012/10/04

(Philadelphia schools superintendent Dr. William Hite. Credit: Mike DeNardo)

Part 4: More Than Toughness

In this report, KYW’s Mike DeNardo looks at how Philadelphia’s new schools superintendent plans to tackle school violence.

2012/10/04

(A Philadelphia police car sits in front of Gratz High School the morning after a Broad Street subway shooting that wounded two students. Credit: Mike DeNardo)

After Subway Shooting, Officials Keeping Wary Eye On Philadelphia Schools

School District of Philadelphia officials are disputing reports that the gunfire yesterday aboard the Broad Street subway stemmed from a rivalry among schools.

2012/09/20