By W Zachary Malinowski Providence police assigned to high schools and middle schools walk the line between authority and friend. PROVIDENCE -- "Nice haircut!" barks the police officer.

By Linda Borg; Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE - When the final bell rings at Roger Williams Middle School, several hundred students make a beeline for the doors, but the school doesn't empty out for the evening, nor do the doors shut for the night.

By Linda Borg; Journal Staff Writer PROVIDENCE - Thirty middle school students crowd into a typical dorm room at Johnson & Wales University's downtown campus. Four bunk beds line the walls; the desks are jammed beneath them. A pair of fuzzy slippers sits next to an overstuffed laundry bag.

By LINDA BORG Journal Staff Writer Dennis Langley, the executive director of the Urban League, says Roseclaire Bulgin made students and parents feel welcome at Roger Williams Middle School.

By LINDA BORG Journal Staff Writer The parents protest a decision to reassign Roger Williams' principal, but the School Board refuses to allow them to speak and ends the meeting.