How everyday violence affects school kids in South LA

Jalyeah Collier gets ready to walk home from Hawkins High School after her after school program in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2018.

Jalyeah Collier gets ready to walk home from Hawkins High School after her after school program in Los Angeles, Calif., on Sept. 26, 2018. Photo credit: Marcus Yam/Los Angeles Times

When a school shooting happens, the tragedy usually gets lots of attention from national news and politicians. But for students around some South LA high schools, gun violence is constant and hardly noticed outside the community.

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Credits

Host:

Madeleine Brand

Producers:

Sarah Sweeney, Michell Eloy, Amy Ta, Christian Bordal, Yael Even Or, Alexandra Sif Tryggvadottir, Caitlin Plummer, Rosalie Atkinson, Adriana Cargill