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Watch for these 13 signs your child may be mixing with a gang
SIGNS OF GANG INVOLVEMENT:
- Wears a particular color and/or logo
- Gets a particular haircut
- Wears jewelry with distinctive designs
- Wants privacy and secrecy
- Changes how they speak
- Uses hand signs with other kids
- Possesses large amounts of money and/or materials
- Breaks curfew
- Never home
- New friends
- Failing grades
- Disobeys or challenges authority figures
- Peculiar drawings or language on school materials
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