Phillip & Sala Burton High School
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Phillip and Sala Burton Academic High School is an American secondary school
in San Francisco, California
. The founding of the school is a result of a consent decree
ruling in 1984 between the City of San Francisco and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
. First established in the Silver Terrace neighborhood, the current campus is located in Visitacion Valley at 400 Mansell Avenue, on the former site of Woodrow Wilson High School.
The school is named after former U.S. Representative
Phillip Burton
and his wife Sala Burton
. In January 2007, Leadership High School
moved into most of the first floor classrooms of the school building, with Burton occupying the second and third floors.
Leadership has relocated for 2008-09. More students are joining the school beacause there scores are going up.
Secondary school
Secondary school is a term used to describe an educational institution where the final stage of schooling, known as secondary education and usually compulsory up to a specified age, takes place...
in San Francisco, California
San Francisco, California
San Francisco , officially the City and County of San Francisco, is the financial, cultural, and transportation center of the San Francisco Bay Area, a region of 7.15 million people which includes San Jose and Oakland...
. The founding of the school is a result of a consent decree
Consent decree
A consent decree is a final, binding judicial decree or judgment memorializing a voluntary agreement between parties to a suit in return for withdrawal of a criminal charge or an end to a civil litigation...
ruling in 1984 between the City of San Francisco and the National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
National Association for the Advancement of Colored People
The National Association for the Advancement of Colored People, usually abbreviated as NAACP, is an African-American civil rights organization in the United States, formed in 1909. Its mission is "to ensure the political, educational, social, and economic equality of rights of all persons and to...
. First established in the Silver Terrace neighborhood, the current campus is located in Visitacion Valley at 400 Mansell Avenue, on the former site of Woodrow Wilson High School.
The school is named after former U.S. Representative
United States House of Representatives
The United States House of Representatives is one of the two Houses of the United States Congress, the bicameral legislature which also includes the Senate.The composition and powers of the House are established in Article One of the Constitution...
Phillip Burton
Phillip Burton
Phillip Burton was a United States Representative from California. A Democrat, he was instrumental in creating the Golden Gate National Recreation Area. Burton was one of the first members of Congress to acknowledge the need for AIDS research and introduce an AIDS bill. He was the brother of...
and his wife Sala Burton
Sala Burton
Sala Burton was a United States Representative from California. She was born Sala Galante in Białystok, Poland. She attended public schools in San Francisco and University of San Francisco. She was the associate director of the California Public Affairs Institute from 1948 to 1950...
. In January 2007, Leadership High School
Leadership High School
Leadership High School is a public charter high school located in San Francisco, with approximately 270 students, all in one hall way. Leadership is a college preparatory school with a focus on leadership development and community building...
moved into most of the first floor classrooms of the school building, with Burton occupying the second and third floors.
See also
- San Francisco County high schools
Leadership has relocated for 2008-09. More students are joining the school beacause there scores are going up.