New York Post

Prime crime time at 13 city schools

- By SELIM ALGAR selim.algar@nypost.com Education Reporter

They’re the city’s most chaotic schools.

A total of 13 public educationa­l institutio­ns each racked up at least 10 student arrests, summonses or juvenile reports during the first three months of this year alone, according to new NYPD statistics.

Prospect Heights HS in Brooklyn topped the list with a total of 16 incidents. Raps ranged from fighting and disorderly conduct to robbery and assault.

The Grand Street Campus in The Bronx was second with a total of 14 arrests and summonses. Charges included terroristi­c threats, assault, boxcutter possession, fighting, creating a hazardous condition and marijuana possession.

Evander Childs HS in The Bronx had 13 incidents, including forcible touching, weapons posses- sion and assault.

The statistics revealed that Bronx campuses are the most crime and incident ridden by a wide margin. A total of seven borough schools had 10 or more students cited in the first 90 days of this year.

Brooklyn and Staten Island each had two schools in the category and Man- hattan and Queens had one each.

Out of total 1,208 incidents across the city, 436 students were arrested during the first quarter of the year and an additional 340 were issued summonses, according to the data.

Another 312 kids were hit with juvenile reports that are issued to students under age 16 who commit offenses that would have been considered criminal had the suspects been adults.

A total of 83 students were also classified as a “child in crisis” by school safety officers or cops.

After being restrained, the 83 were taken to hospitals after “displaying signs of emotional distress,” according to the report.

The Bronx Studio School for Artists and Writers registered the highest number of student arrests with eight. They were all charged with assault.

Richmond Hill HS in Queens registered seven arrests, with raps including gang assault, criminal weapon possession and petit larceny.

Six students at Edward R. Murrow HS in Brooklyn were arrested during the first quarter of the year, mostly for assault.

The sobering NYPD school-crime report also listed five reports of rape.

The de Blasio administra­tion has touted a steep overall crime drop in city schools and cited an effort to curb suspension­s as a contributi­ng factor.

But critics have accused the Department of Education of cherry-picking statistics to support the assertions and reform efforts.

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