WSOC-TV reports that the project will fulfill a decades-old promise to rebuild the historic institution.
The original Second Ward High School, the only public high school for Black students in Charlotte, was demolished in 1970 during urban renewal.
Now, with funding from a $2.5 billion bond issue approved by Charlotte-Mecklenburg district voters in 2023, a new school is set to open in August 2028 as a medical and technology magnet high school.
The design of the school will focus on vertical construction because of space constraints. The campus will have underground and multilevel parking instead of traditional sports fields. The facility will include a large nursing lab with 12 beds and will serve as a full medical and technology magnet high school.
The top of the parking deck will serve as an outdoor plaza for students, while also paying homage to the original Second Ward gymnasium, now a museum.
Mike Kennedy has been writing about education forAmerican School & Universitysince 1999. He also has reported on schools and other topics for The Chicago Tribune, The Kansas City Star, The Kansas City Times and City News Bureau of Chicago. He is a graduate of Michigan State University.
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