One of the many casualties of Hurricane Katrina that
continues to plague News Orleans residents is safety in the schools. And, as
NPR reported this morning, the struggle to secure public schools has led some cops
to take on roles that traditionally belonged to guidance counselors. The
situation has proven successful—at least according to the adults interviewed
for the story. We can imagine that the poor sucker who gets driven home by the
former police chief after starting a fight may have a different view of things.
Due to his propensity to break down on TV and rather hysterically
relay reports of violence post-Katrina (who could blame the guy, really), Eddie
Compass was asked to resign as New Orleans Police Chief. So he took his
policing skills to the schools, where he feels much more useful.
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