On our recent cross country trip, we noticed a Catholic high school that had a chain link fence around it. While normally, such a fence is not unusual, this one had razor wire on top of it.
This, of course, led to speculation on my part. Initially, I thought it was to protect the school from unwanted invaders such as Protestant boys trying to seduce Catholic girls.
But then, another thought struck me. Since I have heard the horror stories from my Catholic school co-workers, it may have been to prevent escapes.
I suppose the razor wire is cheaper than gun towers.
There are some catholic high schools that are for wayward children. It is a type of reform school but the catholics created these school as an alternative to reform school or juvenile detention centers. Perhaps the one you saw was one of these.
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