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Dodging gangs, violence, drug addicts, many students in public schools in Chicago found that the daily torture to get only the class Before crack, or enter the gates school textbook, the majority of public high school in Chicago has already taken the first day of the test. To get to school, the students roam the streets by gangs carved up at the bus stops on the chaotic and very dangerous fumes from the neighborhood to be avoided.

The situation drew the nation's attention last month when a 16-year-old Fenger High School student was beaten to death on his way to a bus stop after school, and the attack was caught on video. But every day Chicago students face perilous treks away from the lens of a camera. And every year the death toll mounts as some don't complete the journey. In the wake of Derrion Albert's death, the Tribune shadowed teens from six high schools across the city, chronicling their commutes to and from school on foot, in cars and, often, on public transportation, since Chicago Public Schools typically does not bus high school students. All six said they had witnessed violence on their daily journey, and three had, themselves, been attacked or robbed while commuting.

"These are the issues they address, such as going back and forth to school every day," said Chicago Public Schools security chief Michael Shields. "Young people have suffered more than we can imagine what the high school." Consider Percy Harris, a 17-year-old senior from Crane Tech High School in West Side. He brought no fear when describing his journey to school.