Sarah T. Reed High School

Sarah T. Reed High School was a high school that opened in 1988 in Eastern New Orleans in New Orleans, Louisiana.[1] It was directly operated by the Orleans Parish School Board and then the Recovery School District.[2] It was named after Sarah Towles Reed (March 8, 1882 – May 8, 1978), a teachers' union member.[3] The campus was built to house up to 1,170 students.[4]

In 2005, as Hurricane Katrina was about to hit land, the New Orleans Regional Transit Authority (RTA) designated Reed High School as a place where people could receive transportation to the Louisiana Superdome, a shelter of last resort.[5]

After Hurricane Katrina hit New Orleans, Reed was moved to an alternate location, where it stayed until October 2006. During that month it moved to its original building, which at that time housed middle and high school classes.[6]

Sarah T. Reed closed in spring 2014. The Recovery School District stated that there were plans to reopen Reed in 2016; it was looking for organizations to act as charter school operators for Reed.[4] Reed was not reopened, but Einstein Charter High School was opened on the former site of Sarah T. Reed High School.

References
  1. "Saving Sarah Towles Reed High School". vianolavie.org. Retrieved September 4, 2019.
  2. "Sarah T. Reed High School." Recovery School District. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  3. "Home." Sarah T. Reed High School. Retrieved on March 17, 2013.
  4. Dreilinger, Danielle. "Sarah T. Reed High to reopen in fall 2016; operators must apply soon" (Archive). The Times Picayune. October 30, 2014. Retrieved on December 19, 2015.
  5. Nolan, Bruce. "KATRINA TAKES AIM." The Times-Picayune. Sunday, August 28, 2005. Retrieved on March 18, 2013.
  6. "Drew elementary, Reed high schools to return home Monday". New Orleans CityBusiness. October 13, 2006. Retrieved on March 17, 2013. "After more than 13 months at alternate locations, Charles Drew Elementary School and Sarah T. Reed High School will return to their home campuses Monday. [...] Reed will house a high school and middle school on its campus at 5316 Michoud Blvd. Middle school students will attend class from 8 a.m. to 3 p.m[...]"


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