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    Press Play with Madeleine Brand

    The dangers South LA kids face just getting to and from school

    When there’s a school shooting, the national media pays close attention, politicians urge action, and there’s an outpouring of grief for families who lost children.

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    By Madeleine Brand • Mar 1, 2019 • 1 min read

    When there’s a school shooting, the national media pays close attention, politicians urge action, and there’s an outpouring of grief for families who lost children. But some LA County students face the same trauma and stress from shootings, and there’s scant attention paid to them. There have been scores of homicides clustered within a mile of some South LA high schools. We look at how that affects kids as they try to get to school -- and then when they try to learn in the classroom.

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    How everyday violence affects school kids in South LA
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    2. 8:11California is stuck with PG&E -- the utility responsible for wildfires
    3. 15:20YouTube steps in after sexual predators leave lascivious comments on innocent videos of girls
    4. 22:54The dangers South LA kids face just getting to and from schoolYou’re reading this
    5. 34:16Does never-before-seen footage make ‘Apollo 11’ documentary worthwhile?
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      Madeleine Brand

      Host, 'Press Play'

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      Digital News & Culture Editor

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      Sonali Kohli

      education reporter at The LA Times

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    The full episode

    4 of 5
    How everyday violence affects school kids in South LA
    1. 0:00With so much rain and snow lately, how is California capturing all the water?
    2. 8:11California is stuck with PG&E -- the utility responsible for wildfires
    3. 15:20YouTube steps in after sexual predators leave lascivious comments on innocent videos of girls
    4. 22:54The dangers South LA kids face just getting to and from schoolYou’re reading this
    5. 34:16Does never-before-seen footage make ‘Apollo 11’ documentary worthwhile?
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