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re: SC featured: Central High
Posted on 2/13/15 at 8:38 pm to JordonfortheJ
Posted on 2/13/15 at 8:38 pm to JordonfortheJ
Due to desegregation laws, every child living in the city of Tuscaloosa all went to one high school, Central.
About 15 years ago, Tuscaloosa was able to be qualified to have multiple high schools. Two more were created: Bryant High in East Tuscaloosa, and Northridge High in North Tuscaloosa.
Central was left where it always was near Bryant Denny on 15th Street.
Obviously, the number of students dropped drastically. Further, Central now consists of kids from West Tuscaloosa. Let me put it this way: Central probably has a very large percentage of kids on free lunch.
With this,Central no longer has the entire community support.
An excellent high school program needs support from affluent folks and quality athletes from all walks.
About 15 years ago, Tuscaloosa was able to be qualified to have multiple high schools. Two more were created: Bryant High in East Tuscaloosa, and Northridge High in North Tuscaloosa.
Central was left where it always was near Bryant Denny on 15th Street.
Obviously, the number of students dropped drastically. Further, Central now consists of kids from West Tuscaloosa. Let me put it this way: Central probably has a very large percentage of kids on free lunch.
With this,Central no longer has the entire community support.
An excellent high school program needs support from affluent folks and quality athletes from all walks.
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Posted on 2/14/15 at 12:47 pm to East Coast Band
Gotcha, but that has happened a lot throughout Alabama...the whites either built a private school or built another public school across town and left.
Posted on 2/14/15 at 1:05 pm to East Coast Band
I was apart of the last freshman class where everybody went to C High, eventually graduated from Bryant.
As to the race issues, I had an opportunity to continue at Central because I was Pre-IB (Central would maintain it's IB accreditation, the new schools would not get it), but after the split, there were only 2 white people left at Central and my parents decided that Bryant and AP classes were the better option.
As to the race issues, I had an opportunity to continue at Central because I was Pre-IB (Central would maintain it's IB accreditation, the new schools would not get it), but after the split, there were only 2 white people left at Central and my parents decided that Bryant and AP classes were the better option.
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