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Pay to play Foxwoods is being fined $2,000 a day by the state’s Gaming Control Board because it missed a December deadline, but the casino group still has the waterfront in its sights. By Lorraine Gennaro R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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he clock is ticking and the dollar signs keep mounting for Foxwoods Philadelphia, who can’t seem to catch a break in its high-stakes plan to bring slots to South Philly. Jan. 27, The Pennsylvania Gaming Control Board levied hefty fines against the casino group for missing a Dec. 1 deadline to provide detailed plans for its proposed waterfront entertainment complex at Columbus Boulevard and Reed Street. At the 90-minute meeting, the board set See FOXWOODS page 10
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Southern sophomore Bach Tong, left, and junior Duong Ly testified last week before the Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations in regards to lingering safety concerns at the school at 2101 S. Broad St.
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A Packer Park native who opened the 2009 season in the NFL’s unemployment line is now in Miami getting ready for the big game. By Bill Gelman..............Page 43
Students, teachers and parents testified at Guerin Rec in the first of 11 public hearings looking to shine a light on the violence plaguing district schools. By Amanda L. Snyder R e v i e w S ta f f W r i t e r
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inutes after celebrating with her first-period English class Jan. 22 for scoring higher on a standardized test than the rest of their fellow students at Audenried High School, as well as the School District of Philadelphia’s average, teacher Brynn Keller felt powerless.
“About halfway through the period, a group of about 20 students — both male and female — burst into my classroom and jumped one of my female students,” Keller said as she tried to hold back tears during her testimony at last Thursday’s Philadelphia Commission on Human Relations hearing on school violence. “After calling for security, there was nothing I could do but standby and watch the attack.”
The female student ended up on the ground with a male classmate lying on top of her to protect her from the repeated blows. “There was no worse feeling for me as a teacher than to stand helpless and watch my students become victims of violence,” Keller added. Though no one was seriously hurt in that incident, it is the most recent since See SCHOOL VIOLENCE page 8