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High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (LE/CJ in short) is a high school located in Houston, Texas, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District. LE/CJ is an all-magnet high school that has Houston ISD's magnet program for law enforcement and criminal justice. Children from surrounding neighborhoods are not automatically eligible for LE/CJ; pupils in the surrounding area are zoned to Reagan High School. Prospective students are required to take a test for admission. During the students enrollment at LE/CJ he/she will be subjected to various classes that teach him/her how to operate in either the Law Enforcement or Criminal Justice fields. In 2014 the HISD board voted to rename the school the High School for Law and Justice.〔"(HISD Board of Education approves renaming of High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice )." Houston Independent School District. August 14, 2014.〕 The school is on an property.〔Mulvaney, Erin. "(St. Thomas offers $60 million for Houston ISD building for sale )." ''Houston Chronicle''. November 1, 2013. Retrieved on November 5, 2013.〕 ==History== Houston ISD, the Houston Police Department, and the Mayor's Office cooperated to establish the law enforcement program on three separate campuses. By 1980 the district decided to consolidate the program to one campus.〔"(School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names )." ''Houston Independent School District''. Accessed September 24, 2008.〕 HSLECJ opened on Monday, January 19, 1981 in the former George Washington School building. It became the first law enforcement special curricula high school in the United States.〔Stancill, Nancy. "(HISD is first in opening law enforcement School )" ((Archive )). ''Houston Chronicle''. January 21, 1981. Page 12, Section 3.〕 In 2012 an item to rename the school "High School for Law and Justice" was removed from the HISD board agenda.〔"(MAY 10, 2012 SCHOOL BOARD MEETING )." ((Archive )) Houston Independent School District. 3 of 6. Retrieved on June 14, 2012.〕 In the northern hemisphere fall of 2012 the HSLECJ campus had an estimated value of $26 million.〔Daugherty, Deon. "(HISD board weighing bids for law enforcement school property )." ''Houston Business Journal''. October 17, 2013. Retrieved on November 5, 2013.〕 As of July 2013 St. Thomas High School and the investment group AV Dickson Street were engaged in a dispute over the acquisition of the HSLECJ property.〔Willey, Jessica. "(Old HISD building center of property fight )." ((Archive )) ''KTRK-TV''. Tuesday July 16, 2013. Retrieved on July 18, 2013.〕 On Thursday July 18, 2013 the HISD board rejected both requests. David Thompson, the HISD board attorney, stated that both bidders violated the district's code of silence policy.〔Mellon, Ericka. "(HISD board rejects both bids for high school property )." ''Houston Chronicle''. July 18, 2013. Retrieved on July 18, 2013.〕 On October 15, 2013, Elk Mountain Ltd. made a cash bid of $47,927,114,〔"(Final bid for Law Enforcement HS set for Nov. 1 )." ((Archive )) ''The Leader''. October 24, 2013. Retrieved on November 5, 2013.〕 while St. Thomas had made a bid of $45 million.〔 In November 2013 St. Thomas offered $60 million for the campus.〔 The final deadline for bids was November 1, 2013. Gary Hansel, the HISD real estate manager, stated that he did not know if Elk Mountain and AV Dickson Street were the same group, but that they shared a broker.〔 A new HSLEJC is being built to replace the current campus.〔 It will be built near the intersection of Coyle and Scott.〔"(HISD completes land purchase for new law and justice school )" ((Archive )). KTRK-TV. Wednesday March 11, 2015. Retrieved on November 21, 2015.〕 抄文引用元・出典: フリー百科事典『 ウィキペディア（Wikipedia）』 ■ウィキペディアで「High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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