Texas High School Affected By Borber Gunfire

Gang activity in school is not the only way gangs affect schools.  Gang activity in the surrounding community of a school has a direct impact on the safety and civility of a school campus as well.  A story run by a Dallas news agency reports that last weekend in El Paso, Texas, students at Bowie High School were holding football practice when gunfire broke out in Ciudad Juarez, Mexico, which is right over the border. 

"Bowie High School players preparing for practice on a field a few hundred yards from the shooting said bullets were fizzing through the air and hitting stadium lights."

While El Paso is regurlarly ranked in the top 5 lists of safest cities in the United States, Ciudad Juarez has seen thousands of murders every year as drug cartels battle for position.  Many believe that El Paso's safety ranking is not an actual picture of the city's safety.