In the wake of recent attacks involving juveniles in Downtown, both police and activists have focused on Government Square as part of the problem. After school, students from across the city catch Metro buses to get home and many have to make transfers at the downtown hub.
But a Cincinnati charter school that tried to alleviate students congregating there by purchasing its own busses was told a few months ago by the state to stop.
Dohn Community High School is a nonprofit charter school with about a dozen locations in the city, including one campus on Fourth Street, blocks from Government Square. The school was called out in the public safety and governance committee Tuesday for not meeting with Cincinnati’s police chief to address the issue of youth violence.
Dohn’s director, Ramone Davenport, told The Enquirer there are deeper issues than a one-time meeting. He said while many in the city are ignoring the problems or placing the blame on other parties, his educators are dealing with youth and the problems they face every day.