09-07-2025
Most public school parents say their children are safe in D.C.-area schools
Andre Thompson sometimes worries about his daughter's safety while she attends classes at Dunbar High School in Northwest Washington.
A decade ago, his older son was attacked by another teenager at the school and hospitalized, the 44-year-old D.C. resident said. Last year, a student was grazed in the head by a stray bullet that was fired outside and flew through a classroom window.