Not reprinting the whole article but these parts caught my eye:

"School Bus Violence Is Common, Drivers Say
Two Pr. George's Teenagers Are Charged With Attempted Murder After Gun Was Fired at Vehicle

By Allison Klein and Nick Anderson
Washington Post Staff Writers
Saturday, February 4, 2006; B01

Arrested were Phillip Swann, 19 (!!!!) a, 10th-grader at Crossland, and Lawrence Herbert, 17, who had withdrawn from the school, officials said. Police believe one or both of the teenagers brought the gun to the school and on the bus.

An average of every other week, Prince George's school bus drivers pull to the side of the road and call 911 for police assistance because students are out of control, according to data provided by the school system. More than a dozen such calls have been made since the school year began in late August.

About once a month, a driver will steer a bus filled with rowdy students to a police station and ask officers for help, said Capt. Andrew Ellis, a police spokesman.


For the benefit of the other MTU members here let me hasten to point out that PG County is reputedly the wealthiest majority black county in the country. It is replete with million dollar estates and European luxury cars. But all is not well.

Is it just me or is there a crisis amongst black youth ?