Boys and Girls High School, high school in the Bedford-Stuyvesant neighborhood of Brooklyn, New York
Boys and Girls High School is a large public high school in Brooklyn serving students in grades 9 through 12 and shares its building with two other small schools. The building houses a shared college and career center and offers various programs including STEAM courses, advanced placement classes, and career technical certifications.
The school traces its origins to Central Grammar, founded in 1886 as Brooklyn's first public high school, which later split into separate boys and girls schools before merging in 1975. Notable alumni including Shirley Chisholm, the first Black woman in Congress, and basketball legends have shaped its legacy.
The school is known in the Bed-Stuy neighborhood for its basketball teams and sports programs that train students at college level. The building displays murals and artwork reflecting local history and community pride.
The school is located on Fulton Street in Bed-Stuy and is easily accessible by several bus lines, with no uniform requirement. Visitors should know the building has security measures like metal detectors and offers various specialized programs that may require advance enrollment.
The school was led by a renowned principal known for strict order and safety measures who was also criticized for illegally excluding lower-performing students. Following a lawsuit in 2008, excluded students were given a second chance to graduate.
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