Magnet teacher Clinton Mitchell, far right, leads his Legal Studies magnet class at Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
Magnet teacher Clinton Mitchell, far right, leads his Legal Studies magnet class at Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
From left, Abrianna Bannister, Danielle Palmer and Mira Meyers, all age 14, work with their Legal Studies magnet teacher Clinton Mitchell as they discuss different types of crimes in class at Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
Students, from left, Laroyah Mozone, Khyla Gatlin, Simone Sairras, all age 14, James Thomas, age 15, and Stephan Thompson, age 15, discuss different types of crimes in their legal studies magnet class at Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD
Legal Studies magnet teacher Clinton Mitchell, top left, works with his students James Thomas, age 15, top center, Stephan Thompson, age 15, bottom left, Simone Sairras, age 14, bottom right, and Laroyah Mozone, age 14, top right, as they discuss different types of crimes in class at Miami Carol City Senior High School in Miami Gardens on Friday, Dec. 16, 2011. ALLISON DIAZ / FOR THE MIAMI HERALD