If Shaka Barrett was going to wake early on a Saturday morning when he had come down with a cold, the young people in his classroom were at least going to be quiet and listen.

“I don’t feel very well today,” Barrett told about two dozen teenagers. “But I’m here because I care about you and I want to help you. I am here respecting you. You are not going to sit in here and disrespect me. If you don’t want to listen, you can just leave.”

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