A staggering one in five students in the Philadelphia High School System are involved with either Department of Human Services (DHS) or criminal justice System or both -Ā Philadelphia Inquirer News Article
One in five students sitting in a Philadelphia high school classroom today has been involved with the city's child welfare or juvenile justice systems, a staggering number for a school system struggling to provide children with the most basic services.
The data, not previously released or known, was disclosed Tuesday as part of a report compiled by PolicyLab at The Children's Hospital of Philadelphia on behalf of the city, School District, and Department of Human Services.
Outcomes for young people involved with DHS and the juvenile justice system are sobering: These children are more likely to require special-education services and to repeat grades. They have lower state test scores than their peers and are more likely to be chronically absent.
And they are concentrated in the city schools most likely to struggle: large, comprehensive high schools.
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