ADThe proposal to close the school — widely known as Washington Met — comes amid declining enrollment, poor attendance and lackluster academic results. Washington Met opened in 2008 as one of the city’s four alternative high schools, which the school system refers to as Opportunity Academies. But school system leaders say Washington Met fell short of that goal. More than 40 percent of Washington Met students live in Southeast Washington in Ward 8, making for a long commute to the campus in Northwest. The school system said it plans to keep the property in its inventory and find another academic use for it.

Source: Washington Post November 27, 2019 19:07 UTC