Who can attend L.A. Unified's arts high school?
The policy that 70% of students be from the downtown area was designed to be temporary until overcrowding at nearby schools was relieved. But some officials say that figure is permanent.
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 Parents and prospective students walk through the theater lobby on a tour of the $232-million campus in downtown Los Angeles. L.A. Unified board policy called for the school to be open equally to youths districtwide once overcrowding at other schools in the area was relieved. (Gary Friedman / Los Angeles Times / December 9, 2010) |
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You can't miss the distinctive 140-foot stainless steel tower of the city's year-old downtown arts high school from the adjacent 101 Freeway or from anywhere else nearby.
But figuring out how to enroll in the still-unnamed Grand Avenue campus can be elusive, and Los Angeles Unified School District officials are ignoring a school board policy regarding who should attend the $232-million, state-of-the-art school.
The drill for getting into Los Angeles Central High School No. 9, the campus' temporary name, adds
But figuring out how to enroll in the still-unnamed Grand Avenue campus can be elusive, and Los Angeles Unified School District officials are ignoring a school board policy regarding who should attend the $232-million, state-of-the-art school.
The drill for getting into Los Angeles Central High School No. 9, the campus' temporary name, adds
