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Among [[public school]] students in the [[United States]], 30% fail to graduate and nearly 70% are unqualified to go onto college.  "Only 70% of all students in public high schools graduate, and only 32% of all students leave high school qualified to attend four-year colleges."<ref>http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_03.htm</ref>  "Nationally, about 160,000 [[student]]s miss [[Public schools|school]] daily because they [[fear]] being [[Bully|bullied]]," and in [[Hawaii]] students viciously fight each other and post videos of it on [[YouTube|Youtube.com]]. One victim is now "being [[homeschooled]] at state expense."<ref>http://starbulletin.com/2008/05/18/news/story01.html</ref>  

Among [[public school]] students in the [[United States]], 30% fail to graduate and nearly 70% are unqualified to go onto college.  "Only 70% of all students in public high schools graduate, and only 32% of all students leave high school qualified to attend four-year colleges."<ref>http://www.manhattan-institute.org/html/ewp_03.htm</ref>  "Nationally, about 160,000 [[student]]s miss [[Public schools|school]] daily because they [[fear]] being [[Bully|bullied]]," and in [[Hawaii]] students viciously fight each other and post videos of it on [[YouTube|Youtube.com]]. One victim is now "being [[homeschooled]] at state expense."<ref>http://starbulletin.com/2008/05/18/news/story01.html</ref>  

Drug abuse is rampant in [[public schools]].  "In 1991, 62 percent [of 8th through 12th graders] had used illicit drugs. In 2007, the number jumped to 77 percent."<ref>http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20081207/NEWS08/812070305/1002</ref> Fatal overdoses are common although often underreported.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E5DB123EF932A25750C0A9629C8B63 Reporting of a heroin overdose by 16-year-old [[public school]] student was an exception to the underreporting].</ref>

Drug abuse is rampant in public schools.  "In 1991, 62 percent [of 8th through 12th graders] had used illicit drugs. In 2007, the number jumped to 77 percent."<ref>http://www.battlecreekenquirer.com/article/20081207/NEWS08/812070305/1002</ref> Fatal overdoses are common although often underreported.<ref>[http://query.nytimes.com/gst/fullpage.html?res=9B01E5DB123EF932A25750C0A9629C8B63 Reporting of a heroin overdose by 16-year-old [[public school]] student was an exception to the underreporting].</ref>

In a typical public school, over 10% of the girls become pregnant.  About half have [[abortion]]s, and about half give birth.  "There is zero shame" to teenage pregnancy at public school, the school nurse observed.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121203507.html</ref>

In a typical public school, over 10% of the girls become pregnant.  About half have [[abortion]]s, and about half give birth.  "There is zero shame" to teenage pregnancy at public school, the school nurse observed.<ref>http://www.washingtonpost.com/wp-dyn/content/article/2008/12/12/AR2008121203507.html</ref>