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On the day of the shooting at Crane Prep, I noted that it’s had a troubled history over the past couple decades. Today the Sun-Times has outstanding coverage of the incident, noting that the school is a crossroads for students from four housing projects dominated by five different gangs. The fight broke out over a hat adorned with a watch, called a Buck Fifty (in reference to the price, i.e. $150); according to GLC, the style is identified with Chicago. I’ve seen a lot of them in recent months, but that may only correlate to me taking the 63 to work since the fall, not to fashion trends.
Without the support structure I had, I’m sure the chaos of the process would have limited my options, even if I’d just become overwhelmed by irritation. Mentoring is enormously important at this step.
