In the wake of violence yesterday at Bartram High School, the Daily News asked the two major-party candidates for mayor what proposals they offered for dealing with disruptive students.

Here's where they stand.

Sam Katz

These schools could be run by private contractors like Community Education Partners of Houston, which is negotiating with the Philadelphia School District, said Barnett. Or they could be be run as charter schools, like the Philadelphia Community Academy in Fairhill.

If CEP can come to terms with the School District, it would open a facility for middle- and high-school students. Classes would be limited to 24 pupils, and those selected for the program would include academically-struggling students, disruptive students and those already adjudged delinquent.

Philadelphia Community Academy is operating successfully, said Barnett. Its students are described as "at-risk inner city youth."

"The objective is to get the disruptive and violent kids out of the regular classroom so that students can learn and teachers can teach," said Barnett. "Meanwhile, the disciplinary problems receive help, and it's been a very successful program at Community Academy."

John Street

"If we have to put metal detectors there, we will. If we have to deploy police to those schools, guards and community people in there to help make you safe we'll do that because we need you in our system and I don't want to see our system lose another good teacher because they don't feel safe . . . so you hang in here. we need you."

Caroline Brobeil, a Street spokeswoman, said yesterday that Street favors metal detectors at all public city high schools and on an as needed basis at all middle schools.

Spokesman Ken Snyder said last night that Street also favored removing disruptive children from class and assigning them to special schools.