from VOA Learning English this is the Education Report. Growing up can be hard in poor neighborhoods where crime is common That is the situation Marco Antonio Aauilar faced when he started at Garfield High School in Los Angeles, Califonia. The boy hated school He savs he had the wrona friends often missed classes and eve got into fighs. The school suspendad him, barring hin from attending classes, He almost was sent to a school for problem students. But Marco Antonio changed his behavior. He says a talk with his mother helaed him change. And he praises his teachers for tor the help they provided. but now, students at Garfield High no longer receive suspensions. The Punishment itself hes been suspended. Jose Huerta, the Garfield high principal, took the action when he first arrived at Garfield more than four years ago. Back then, more half the students were leaving school without finishing their studies. At the same time