Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB)

Kansas State School for the Blind (KSSB) is a fully accredited public high school located in Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City is the third-largest city in the state of Kansas and is the county seat of Wyandotte County. It is a suburb of Kansas City, Missouri, and is the third largest city in the Kansas City Metropolitan Area. The city is part of a consolidated city-county government known as the "Unified...

, USA

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, serving students in grades 9-12. The school was established in 1867. It is located on 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) located in downtown Kansas City, Kansas

Kansas City, Kansas

. It opened its doors on September 7, 1868.

History

Commissioners were appointed to locate a State Aslyum for the Blind in 1864 and the city of Wyandotte (now part of Kansas City, Kansas) provided 10 acres (40,468.6 m²) of land. The Kansas Legislature appropriated $20,000 to erect the building in 1867 and it was opened September 7, 1868.

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