Obama aides, Chicago city leaders to discuss violence

U.S. Attorney General Eric Holder and Education Secretary Arne Ducan will meet with city and school leaders about stopping the violence that's targeted Chicago students.

Outrage over the beating death of 16-year-old Derrion Albert from Fenger High School prompted the meeting. But school violence in Chicago is an issue former Chicago Public Schools CEO Arne Duncan is quite familiar with. Mayor Daley is hoping now that Duncan is secretary of education, and he is bringing along the attorney general, that they can come up with some solutions.

(...) Mayor Daley says he's looking for new ideas. He hopes to bring some of them to his meeting in the morning with Education Secretary Arne Duncan and Attorney General Eric Holder. The mayor says the feds can help by easing restrictions on information about juveniles so law enforcement can share what they know with schools.

A small group of teachers, parents and students protesting outside City Hall on Tuesday afternoon called for more support.

"We have a lot of children that basically have PSTD, post traumatic stress disorder, because they're living in violent, crazy places. They do not get the social services, they don't get the therapy to help them manage this," said Karen Lewis, CPS teacher.

Some community members have blamed the Derrion Albert murder on a long running territorial dispute that school leaders could have averted by sending kids to the school closest to where they live.