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Sequoia Union High School District Meeting Closes Ravenswood High School
Sequoia Union High School District Meeting Closes Ravenswood High School
In 1970, when Ravenswood High School's African American attendance had risen to 94% and nearly 200 East Palo Alto families had engaged in what was known as the Sneak Out program to enroll in neighboring Districts, Sequoia Union High School District tried a new desegregation program.
In 1970, when Ravenswood High School's African American attendance had risen to 94% and nearly 200 East Palo Alto families had engaged in what was known as the Sneak Out program to enroll in neighboring Districts, Sequoia Union High School District tried a new desegregation program.
Ravenswood High School was set as a model magnet School. Classes were created in rock climbing, Hebrew, Russian and organic gardening. Over 400 white students enrolled to take the bus to East Palo Alto. Coretta Scott King visited and said this was the vision of integration her husband had. The school performed West Side Story.
Ravenswood High School was set as a model magnet School. Classes were created in rock climbing, Hebrew, Russian and organic gardening. Over 400 white students enrolled to take the bus to East Palo Alto. Coretta Scott King visited and said this was the vision of integration her husband had. The school performed West Side Story.
But within five years, The Board voted to close Ravenswood High School. The five year integration experiment had failed. Money ran out. A school in the District must close. White enrollment had dropped. RHS was chosen.
But within five years, The Board voted to close Ravenswood High School. The five year integration experiment had failed. Money ran out. A school in the District must close. White enrollment had dropped. RHS was chosen.
The EPA students would be divided up the next year and bused to the remaining District schools.
The EPA students would be divided up the next year and bused to the remaining District schools.
References
References
Jones, Bayinaah R. The Tinsley Case Decision. Dissertation. 2019.
https://cdr.lib.unc.edu/concern/dissertations/q811kk042
Dreams of a City: Ravenswood Highschool. 2011.
Lawyers' Committee for Civil Rights of the San Francisco Bay Area; Bingham McCutchen LLP (July 2013). "Pushing the Line: Addressing the Inequities in Sequoia Union High School District's Student Assignment Plan" (PDF).
Image from tile is screenshot of Anthony Morris from Ravenswood High School You Tube video above.
Image from header is screenshot of RHS from Ravenswood High School You Tube video above.
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