CENTRAL ISLIP, N.Y.—Patricia Christian, a high-school teacher here, said helping non-English speakers learn the language is her calling. But keeping students outside of the grasp of gangs has become part of the job. In April, four young men were found dead in a park less than 2 miles from Central Islip High School. One was a former student in the high school of the neighboring community of Brentwood, N.Y. In September, the killing of two Brentwood High School girls, Kayla Cuevas and Nisa Mickens, shook the town, alarming...

Source: Wall Street Journal July 29, 2017 10:52 UTC