Committee to present options for Huntington school space needs
This is a view from the back of the Jack Abrams Intermediate School in Huntington Station. (July 20, 2010) Credit: Newsday/John Paraskevas
The Huntington school district’s long-range facilities planning committee is expected to present three options for reconfiguring schools in the space-strapped district at a meeting tonight.
The district’s school board voted to close Jack Abrams School in July because of safety concerns - some prompted by the July shooting of a teen near campus - in its Huntington Station neighborhood.
The Huntington district now sends fifth- and sixth-graders to Woodhull Intermediate School. Fourth graders go to the district’s four primary schools, which previously housed kindergarten to third grade. Officials have said the affected schools will add 82 to 175 students this year.
The meeting is scheduled to begin at 7:30 p.m. at Jack Abrams, 155 Lowndes Ave., Huntington Station.
Board president William Dwyer said he considers the meeting "informational," noting that no vote will be held tonight.
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