Martin Luther King Jr. High School is a

public high school State schools (in England, Wales, Australia and New Zealand) or public schools (Scottish English and North American English) are generally primary or secondary schools that educate all students without charge. They are funded in whole or in pa ...

located in

Cleveland, Ohio Cleveland ( ), officially the City of Cleveland, is a city in the U.S. state of Ohio and the county seat of Cuyahoga County. Located in the northeastern part of the state, it is situated along the southern shore of Lake Erie, across the U.S. ...

. It is part of the

Cleveland Metropolitan School District Cleveland Metropolitan School District, formerly the Cleveland Municipal School District, is a public school district in the U.S. state of Ohio that serves almost all of the city of Cleveland. The district covers 79 square miles. The Cleveland ...

. The school nickname is King.

History

The school was built in 1973. Like many schools that opened in the 10 years after the 1968

assassination of Martin Luther King Jr. Martin Luther King Jr., an African-American clergyman and civil rights leader, was fatally shot at the Lorraine Motel in Memphis, Tennessee, on April 4, 1968, at 6:01 p.m. CST. He was rushed to St. Joseph's Hospital, where he died at 7 ...

, the school was named in honor of the famed

civil rights movement The civil rights movement was a nonviolent social and political movement and campaign from 1954 to 1968 in the United States to abolish legalized institutional Racial segregation in the United States, racial segregation, Racial discrimination ...

leader.

Structure

The school has two "

Small Schools The small schools movement, also known as the Small Schools Initiative, in the United States of America holds that many high schools are too large and should be reorganized into smaller, autonomous schools of no more than 400 students, and optimally ...

" located in it, providing focused learning for students interested in the medical and law industry. The classes use hands on experiences to prepare teens for college in these fields: * Health Careers. Health Careers offers programs in STNA, Dental Assisting, and Personal Training. * School for Law & Municipal Careers. Law & Municipal offers programs in Security forces, Firefighting, and EMT.

Notable alumni

External links

District Website

Notes and references

High schools in Cuyahoga County, Ohio Education in Cleveland Educational institutions established in 1972 Public high schools in Ohio Cleveland Metropolitan School District School buildings completed in 1973 1972 establishments in Ohio {{CuyahogaCountyOH-school-stub