Co-location woes come to John Dewey High School
Over the past two years, the students and staff of John Dewey High School were rocked by a hurricane, threatened with a shutdown and now face the proposed co-location of a new public high school in their building.
Hundreds of members of the John Dewey “family” came to a public hearing regarding the proposed co-location of a new high school, only known as 21K768, in their building, the evening of Wednesday, October 23. The application is being submitted by the Department of Education. Although District 21’s Community Education Council has no jurisdiction over high schools, members hosted the hearing in support of the high school community.
According to the application, the co-location would begin in the 2014-2015 school year with 105 to 119 ninth graders. Each year another grade will be added until it reaches full size in 2017. Students will be admitted using the high school admissions method.