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NEWS
The Northwest Indiana Times, and the Post Tribune are the
top newspapers for info about the Gary School System.
If you are not receiving a paper, I would recommend one of
these two. The number for the PT is (800) 876-8974, and the
number for the NWIT is (800) 589-3331.
NORTHWEST INDIANA
The Times’ challenge is to serve such a diverse and balkanized
community. It does so by producing nine daily geographically
zoned editions, providing both a regional news report and
the depth and flavor of a hometown newspaper.
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PARENT SAYS WEST SIDE BARRED SOME STUDENTS FROM ISTEP
Several West Side High School students may have been improperly excluded from ISTEP testing last week.
Such exclusion could put the school's accreditation at risk, according to Jeff Zaring, an administrator for the Indiana Department of Education.
Patricia Beach said her daughter, Deanna Lowe, was barred from ISTEP and spent the week idling “in gym,” where, Lowe said, “at least 50 other sophomores” were corralled.
“I'm mad,” Lowe said. “I think they feel I'm dumb and could not pass the test. I think they did this because they want the test scores to be higher. They think if they only test the smart ones, the test scores will go up,” the student said.
Beach said the school “sent me a letter saying my daughter did not have 10 credits and could not qualify to take the ISTEP.”
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WIRT STUDENT ARRESTED FOR STABBING INCIDENTS
A Wirt High School student stabbed two fellow students in separate arguments over the affections of a girl, police said Thursday.
All of the boys involved are associated with local gangs, police said.
Juvenile Division Detective Nelson Otano arrested a 15-year-old freshman earlier this week.
He has been charged with two counts of felony battery.
The suspect, who is being held at the Lake County Juvenile Justice Center in Crown Point, is a gang member and the victims belong to a rival gang, Otano said.
“This was all over a girl,” Otano said. “He brought a steak knife from home.”
One victim, a 16-year-old freshman, was stabbed in the back during an altercation at the high school, police said.
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