But no matter whether students travel six miles or walk six minutes to attend school, safety is at the forefront of their minds. They understand the role of place in shaping their realities, but some do not have the benefit of using place to change their reality in a positive way. Traveling to a higher-ranking, safer school in a different neighborhood is one way of transgressing boundaries. But staying in your own neighborhood to attend school, even if that school is not deemed high-quality, can seem much safer than the alternative. The
