High School for Law, Advocacy, and Community Justice
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The High School for Law, Advocacy, and Community Justice, in New York City
, is one of the city's many new small themed high schools. It was founded September 2002, and is housed in the Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Campus, which is located at 122 Amsterdam Ave in Manhattan
, behind Lincoln Center. The campus, which is composed of a single building, was Martin Luther King Jr. High School until that school was phased out and closed in 2005. In its place are six small high schools, each with a different theme.
The school is commonly known as MLK Law, due to its cumbersome official name.
The High School for Law, Advocacy, and Community Justice graduated its first class in June 2006, consisting of approximately 60 students.
In 2008, the school partnered with M.O.V.E. Inc. to implement a mentorship program.
New York City
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, is one of the city's many new small themed high schools. It was founded September 2002, and is housed in the Martin Luther King Jr. Educational Campus, which is located at 122 Amsterdam Ave in Manhattan
Manhattan
Manhattan is the oldest and the most densely populated of the five boroughs of New York City. Located primarily on the island of Manhattan at the mouth of the Hudson River, the boundaries of the borough are identical to those of New York County, an original county of the state of New York...
, behind Lincoln Center. The campus, which is composed of a single building, was Martin Luther King Jr. High School until that school was phased out and closed in 2005. In its place are six small high schools, each with a different theme.
The school is commonly known as MLK Law, due to its cumbersome official name.
The High School for Law, Advocacy, and Community Justice graduated its first class in June 2006, consisting of approximately 60 students.
In 2008, the school partnered with M.O.V.E. Inc. to implement a mentorship program.