George W. Sharswood School is a

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located in the Whitman neighborhood of

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History

The school building was designed by

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and built in 1906–1908. It is a three-story, seven-bay, brick building in the

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-style. It features projecting end bays with entrances, a large stone cornice, and brick and stone

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in 1988. In 2008 Jack Stollsteimer, a former U.S. attorney,Snyder, Susan, John Sullivan, Kristen A. Graham, and Dylan Purcell.
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''. Monday March 28, 2011. Retrieved on November 29, 2015. and an area school safety advocate, criticized the school after the principal failed to report an assault of a student in a timely manner.Snyder, Susan.
School assault response faulted A Phila. district official said the complaints of an eighth-grade girl should have been addressed immediately.

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''. January 16, 2008. Retrieved on November 29, 2015. As a result, the school district demanded more thorough reporting from its schools, and the rate of reported incidents sharply increased.

Feeder patterns

Neighborhoods assigned to Sharswood are also assigned to

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.A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions

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. p. 15 (PDF p/ 17/40). Accessed November 6, 2008.Horace Furness High School Geographic Boundaries

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References

External links

George Sharswood School
at School District of Philadelphia
George Sharswood Elementary School
at Weebly * *
George Sharswood Elementary School Geographic Boundaries

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