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South Philadelphia High School also known as Southern High is a public secondary high school located in the south section of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania, at the intersection of Broad Street and Snyder Avenue, just north of the South Philadelphia Sports Complex residential neighborhood, Marconi Plaza, Franklin Delano Roosevelt Park, Philadelphia Naval Shipyard and near the Passyunk Avenue urban corridor of shops and restaurants. The school, serving grades 9 through 12, is a part of the School District of Philadelphia. The school serves portions of South Philadelphia (including Southwark) and the Rittenhouse Square section of Center City.〔"(South Philadelphia High School Geographic Boundaries )." School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on October 4, 2011.〕〔"(Albert M. Greenfield School )." ''Center City Schools''. Retrieved on November 8, 2008.〕〔"(Albert M. Greenfield School – Where the Graduates Go )." ''Center City Schools''. Retrieved on November 8, 2008.〕 ==History== Originally built in 1907 as the Southern Manual Training High School for boys. The Philadelphia School District administrators opened the School merely as a three-year training facility for immigrant children, mostly Jewish and Italian, and children who lacked intellectual skills who "could only work with their hands". But Israel Goldstein, a student, and first alumni scholarship winner in 1911, showed to school administrators that there was more promise for academics. He graduated the school at age 14 and then graduated the University of Pennsylvania at the age of 17. Israel Goldstein became a Rabbi, an author, spiritual leader and founder of Brandeis University in Waltham Mass. He became a leader of the Zionist movement in America and founder of the National Conference for Christians and Jews. Due in part to young Israel Goldstein as an example of student possibilities the 3-year training facility became a full four-year co-ed High School. In the late 1960s the population in South Philadelphia changed from predominately poor Jewish and Italian immigrant and first generation children to include low-middle income Afro-American and immigrant Asian-American children. The number of student enrollment from 1960 to 2009 declined from over 1,000 to less than 500 students.. There had always been a significant Black presence at South Philadelphia High School.In the 1960s, each Fall and Spring, fights broke out between majority Italo-American and minority African-American students which either led to or were initiated by neighborhood violence which included white students from Bishop Neumann Catholic High School. Stabbings, shootings, and even homicides were connected to this violence. The school was effectively surrounded by an Italian American community(ties).〔Philadelphia Bulletin, 1965 In the 2000s the school had an Asian American population that made up around 20% of the school and a African-American population of 65%-70%, In December 2009, several Asian American students accused the school district of mishandling racial attacks that targeted Asian-American students.〔(Asian students protest violence at South Philly High ) ABC News, Dec. 7th, 2009.〕 On December 4, 2009, 26 Asian-American immigrant students, most of whom were of Chinese and Vietnamese descent, were attacked by a large group of mostly African American students near campus.〔(26 Asian Students Attacked at Philly High School ) . Curiously, the school district ultimately disciplined 10 students- seven Black, two Asian, and one White student for assaulting the immigrant students. NBCPhiladelphia.com December 4, 2009.〕 Officials involved in resolving the incident, including Superintendent Arlene Ackerman and retired U.S. District Court Judge James T. Giles, were accused of failing to address the rising racial tension between different ethnic groups within the school, mishandling key evidence and eyewitness accounts in recent related attacks, and falsely accusing and punishing Asian-American students for inciting the attacks. Their actions prompted national outrage and boycotts from local Asian-American communities.〔Gammage, Jeff and Kristen A. Graham. "(An Asian's anguish at S. Phila. Beaten at school, Hao Luu, 17, said the district mishandled his case. )." ''The Philadelphia Inquirer''. March 18, 2010. Alternate first page: "(Asians tell of anguish over S. Phila. attacks )."〕 Federal,State,and Local agencies stepped in because of the actions of the Asian student-activists who bravely and forcefully brought these issues to the public arena. Unlike the earlier White vs Black violence in previous decades, the School District was forced to more than just in Philadelphia Police to break up fights. A new School Superintendent Hite, hired a dynamic duo -new Principal (Black) and a new Assistant Principal (Asian) who successfully strove to bridge the gaps among the students. The Immigrant students are no longer separated on another floor from their fellow students. Ethnic strife/violence is not tolerated. African-American and Asian community leaders were brought together. The merger of Bok High School into South Philadelphia High School was handled carefully and professionally.〔Philadelphia Inquirer, 2014〕 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「South Philadelphia High School」の詳細全文を読む スポンサード リンク
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