Yet beyond the campus is a city in the throes of the largest municipal bankruptcy in US history, where life places special stresses on young people. Teachers and parents are fighting to do right by the children, and many believe Detroit is finally on the rise after hitting bottom. Yet they worry about the toll of growing up amid danger, dysfunction, and the blight epitomized by tens of thousands of abandoned homes. ‘‘This is what we’re ingraining into kids’ psyches — this emptiness, the lack of safety,’’ said Tonya Allen, chief executive of the Skillman Foundation, which backs many new, child-oriented initiatives. ‘‘They’re going into school with a level of fear that something bad is going to happen.’’
Posted on: Sun, 23 Mar 2014 18:16:20 +0000