Response to Article about Oakland teen violence

In response to today’s newspaper article in the San Francisco Chronicle about Oakland’s youth is extremely intriguing. Violence is everywhere, nowadays. I feel that it is a very good idea to fund programs to get students off the street. In the article it states that at least half of today’s youth in Oakland has been in a violence situation at least once in their life. Students are getting into gangs and being a part of gang violence. It is a serious situation and should be brought to the public’s attention. It is heartbreaking to see that students have to fear about gun violence. Some student had a rally about how student live in fear for their lives. Students should be focused on their education; however they are not being able to do that. At least now the council of Oakland is trying to find a way to get students off the street by creating activities for them. It is definitely a good start in trying to stop violence with students in Oakland.