Within a matter of weeks, Courtney Sutton’s son will graduate from Bard High School Early College DC with not only a D.C. high school diploma under his belt, but an associate’s degree from an accredited university and at least three college acceptances.
However, as Sutton explained to The Informer, her son will also carry the trauma of physical and emotional violence experienced at a D.C. public school that, despite its reputation as an academically rigorous program, has its share of problems as it relates to student safety.
“My son was robbed when school first started during his 10th grade year, and nothing was done about that,” said Sutton, a Ward 7 resident. “This year, he was robbed and shot at by another student. They’ve been going to school for months [and] the boy was never suspended or penalized. It’s on camera but they don’t know why he ran back [to the school].”…