A mere 11% of those high school students in the Englewood neighborhood currently attend a high school - one of the four - within its area. 40% attend a high school at least four miles away! I have no doubt that the new high school, to be located where Robeson now stands, will attract a fair number of students.
But when 89% of those who could currently attend either Hope, Harper, Robeson or Team Englewood go elsewhere then there is much more going on and at stake than what a new building can address.
I know that CPS, for many months, sought the input of students, parents and residents concerning the issue surrounding the closing of the schools and erecting a new one in their place. With all that being said, does the brain trust (I'm not being sarcastic) see the need to look into other factors that may lead to attracting more than 11% of the neighborhood students to the new building? Are there other school related factors that can be addressed (and non-building issues as well) that will keep the kids in the neighborhood?
I have a simple answer to the above...YES
Dick
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