Cincinnati Students Speak Out About Witnessing Violence in Over-the-Rhine, Downtown

Cincinnati elementary school addresses impact of city violence on students

Recent shootings and the chaos of Opening Day in Cincinnati are prompting an urgent response from an unexpected place: the classroom of an elementary school.

Cincinnati students speak out about witnessing violence in Over-the-Rhine, downtown

Students at Saint Francis Seraph School in Over-The-Rhine are learning how to tackle violence in their neighborhoods with the help of a retired police officer.The lessons come as the community continues to feel the fallout from a downtown brawl last summer, and as students process recent violence on Opening Day."When I go outside, there's no peace at all," said seventh-grader Kennedy Ward.Retired Cincinnati Police Department officer Andre Ewing,…