Jubilant Chicago Public Schools officials announced Friday that, for five straight days now, there has not been a single act of student violence in any of the citys 675 public schools. Our classrooms and hallways are safer now than theyve ever been, said CPS chief executive Jean-Claude Brizard, happily noting that there have been no reported instances of beatings, stabbings, sexual assaults, or shootings in any of the citys public schools this week. Weve had no incidents of weapons being brought onto school property, nor has anyone had to break up a fistfight between students. Weve all had to work together for this, but its paid off. Lets keep it up! At press time, a gunfight on Chicagos South Side had reportedly claimed the lives of three 16-year-old boys. 