New leaders, rules help Washington H.S. make the grade

Halfway through fifth period, Christine Black stood in the middle of a vast ground-floor hallway in George Washington High. At either end, small knots of students clustered with no apparent destination or permission to be out of class. But the fact that seven or so students were lingering actually represented good news - their ranks were down sharply from the congregation that likely would have gathered the week before, said Black, a new coprincipal of the school.