Rasema fears that the shrinking number of students will eventually lead to the school's closure.
The district had a definite vision for the school, led by the superintendent (the chief district administrator) who was the main initiator and lead champion of the school's development.
Hilary is the lead singer of the school pop group, the Christian Jewels, and she's always praying for people, or trying to convert them, or telling them what Jesus wants them to do.
Andi Velasquez, who as the school's parent coordinator has helped lead tours of the school for prospective parents over the last two years, said she had occasionally heard very "vocal" parents expressing surprise in seeing even a few black and Hispanic children in a gifted class.
Giles and Hargreaves (2006) offer a pessimistic view of innovative school start-up, stating that "an 'attrition of change' leads to the school's seemingly inevitable decline" (p. 125).
Private and parochial schools nearly always follow the lead of the public schools.
Hundreds of students were led out of the school, Public School 21 in Ocean Hill, and 10 children and 3 adults were taken to Brookdale University Hospital and Medical Center, where they were treated for nausea and released, said Detective Joseph Pentangelo, a police spokesman.
Police say the suspected shooter — an unidentified 12-year-old girl, who was led out of the school by two officers — is in custody and a firearm has been recovered.
Shuu admits defeat and offers to lead them out of the school through a safe passage, but Kazuaki pulls out a gun and shoots him as the group prepares to escape.
I dismounted, shook hands with Jane and led Sadie out of the school, thanking her all the way.
