Graffiti mars school media event
Bus carrying officials is tagged during tour to show off new stop closer to campus so students can avoid gang area.
By Angie Green, Times Staff Writer
February 27, 2007

The two-block walk from the MTA bus stop to campus has often been a frightening ordeal for students at the Santee Education Complex just south of downtown Los Angeles.

Some have complained of gang activity and being harassed or robbed - including one student who was held up at gunpoint. The area was branded by Los Angeles Unified School District Supt. David L. Brewer as "one of the worst blocks" in the area.