Paul M. Dorman High School is a

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located in Roebuck,

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, United States. The school is part of Spartanburg County School District Six. It consists of a main campus for 10th-12th graders and a separate campus for 9th graders, and a College, Career, and

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Center. The center features an auditorium, multiple classrooms, an art gallery, kitchen, student center, and computer labs. The campus is located at the intersection of Interstate 26 and Highway 221 in Spartanburg County.

History

1985 hostage incident

On March 29, 1985, a fifteen year old

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came to school with a loaded .38-caliber Colt

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. Then

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, Ms. Peggy Larson, who taught

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, suspected one of her students of drinking and attempted to take him to the school's principal's office. The student then broke away, fled out a side door to his home. This student then returned to the school later the same day with his gun, and held four students

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inside a

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. The incident lasted until a local pastor stepped into the classroom to talk down the student. The student was arrested, charged with four counts of kidnapping, and was then sent to Columbia, for a

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. After that, the student was then sent to then Spartanburg General Hospital, now called

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, psychiatric's unit. After being released, the student was placed on

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until his 21st birthday, as well as being barred from being on school grounds, or intimidating the victims of this incident. Due to the student's age, as he was a

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, his name was not released.

Notable alumni

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(Class of 1998) – American author * J. J. Arcega-Whiteside (Class of 2015) – NFL wide receiver *

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(Class of 1988) – former South Carolina State Senator *

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(Class of 1966) – musician and founding member of the Spartanburg-based

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(Class of 2011) –

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2015 * Terry Hughes (Class of 1967) –

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Retrieved December 12, 2022. * Adam Humphries (Class of 2011) – NFL wide receiver * Shane Martin (Class of 1990) – member of the

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* Charone Peake (Class of 2011) – NFL wide receiver * Marcus Rowland (Class of 2008) –

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sprinter,

High School 100 meter dash record holder *

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(Class of 1998) – NFL defensive lineman and All-American in college for the North Carolina Tar Heels *

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(Class of 2009) – NFL offensive lineman * Steven Tolleson (Class of 2002) – MLB infielder *

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(Class of 1999) –

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References

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Spartanburg County School District Six
{{authority control Public high schools in South Carolina Schools in Spartanburg County, South Carolina

History

1985 hostage incident

Notable alumni

See also

References

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