Gang symbolism in student art

[llam...@mac.com]

After today's presentation on gang symbolism, what are your thoughts on
allowing or not allowing students to put gang symbolism in their art
work?

[llam...@mac.com]

Here are some of the codes (and more) that Det. Mizel Garcia discussed
in his talk:

5-0: Police
13: Same as SUR
187: Homicide
278: Shooting
911: Police
BANG: To fight to kill.
BANGING: Doing gang activity
BARRIO: Neighborhood
B.G.: A baby gangster is someone who has not shot anyone yet, as
opposed to an OG who has.
B.K.: Blood killer
B.K.A.: Blood killer always
C.K.: Crip killer
EIGHT TRAY: 83
FOUR-FIVE: 45 caliber gun
MAD DOG: Hard stare
O.G.: Original gangster, someone who has shot another
PEACE-N: Not looking for trouble
SUR: South or southside.
VARRIO: Neighborhood
WSO: West Side Only
WSSO: West Side Stoners Only
ESJ: East San Jose
SSL: South Side Locos

[Celia Harlow]

The Espanola Middle School has stated rules that do not under any
circumstances allow any sort of gang symbolism in the school at all.
The art room desks have the Roman numerals XVIII, XIII, and XIV that
Det. Garcia showed us carved deeply and permenently in them. For some
reason no one has repaired the vandalism to the tables that occured
some time ago. Now the students have to put their portfolios under any
art work they are working on in order to avoid the carved symbol from
"rubbing" into their work. I am not sure what all the current gang
symbolism
in Espanola may be, so I have asked the school police officer for some
information. In answer to the original question...it is a work in
progress up north. Until Wed.
Ciao~ Celia