SAN DIEGO : Drug House Near School Protested
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About 200 parents, children, teachers and neighbors protested Wednesday in front of an empty house allegedly used by drug dealers to sell crack cocaine near Martin Luther King Elementary School.
The protesters lined both sides of 32nd Street, between Market Street and Island Avenue, and called for an end to drug dealing near the school, at 415 31st St. The protest was organized by Eddie Edwards, an art instructor at the school.
Edwards, 48, said he attended King as a child.
“It’s depressing to see the neighborhood going downhill,” he said. “It is more depressing to see the children walk around needles and other drug paraphernalia when going to school.”
Principal Dennis Doyle said parents and teachers a concerned by the drug dealing that occurs near the school.
“These dealers don’t even live around here,” he said. “But they stand on the streets, selling this stuff. Today, the residents, parents, children and teachers made it clear to them they’re not welcomed ere.”
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