Thirteen years ago
Haneefa Olufemi narrowly escaped an arson charge
after taking a Bic lighter to a classmate's hair. Today she is the head of The West
Oakland Violence Prevention program that has
helped stabilize one of the most troublesome
schools in Oakland.
The halls of McClymonds
High School in West Oakland are a lot tamer now
than they were four years ago.
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Haneefa
Olufemi (with newspaper), a violence prevention
counselor, leads a class at McClymonds High
School on conflict resolution.
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