Luther E. Ball High School
Luther E. Ball High School is a high school in Highland Hills, Ohio, at the Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility.[3]
| Luther E. Ball High School Cuyahoga Hills Juvenile Correctional Facility | |
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| Address | |
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4321 Green Road , , 44128 United States | |
| Coordinates | 41°26′39″N 81°30′53″W / 41.44417°N 81.51472°W |
| Information | |
| School district | Buckeye United Schools |
| NCES District ID | 3900237 |
| Authority | Ohio Department of Youth Services |
| Superintendent | Donald Redwood |
| NCES School ID | 390023704674 |
| Principal | Daniel Hanstein[1] |
| Teaching staff | 15[2] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Enrollment | 38 total students (2021-2022) |
| • Grade 9 | 9 |
| • Grade 10 | 14 |
| • Grade 11 | 5 |
| • Grade 12 | 10 |
| Student to teacher ratio | 2.53 |
| Website | Correctional Facility Website |
History
editOhio's department of public works contracted with the Ohio Historical Society in 1967 to build "Cuyahoga Hills boys' school near Warrensville" for $2,470,000.[4] Construction began in September 1967, with an opening date in 1969.[5] Cuyahoga Boys School opened in January 1969. The Lancaster Eagle-Gazette said, "The school, embracing a new concept in correctional education, will serve first offenders... who have been committed from the 88 Juvenile Courts of Ohio."[6]
In April 1969, Pfc. Luther E. Ball Jr., who was briefly at the school prior to enlisting in the U.S. Army, died in Viet Nam.[7] At the end of September 1969, Buckeye United School District renamed the school "Luther E. Ball High School" to honor his memory.[8][better source needed]
Description
editAccording to the Ohio Department of Youth Services, "The facility is accredited by the American Correctional Association and provides a variety of services and treatment for youth, including a fully accredited high school and middle school."[9] The department requires all youth prisoners who do not have a high school degree to participate in the educational program.[10]
The school offers "a core curriculum, electives, student assessment and testing, guidance, and library services. Special education and supplemental intervention services are also provided, all to help prepare students for the Ohio Graduation Test or the GED".[11]
References
edit- ^ Ohio Department of Youth Services. "Buckeye United Schools directory". Retrieved 2009-12-17.
- ^ "School Detail for Luther E Ball (Chjcf)". nces.ed.gov. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ Baird, Gabriel (Feb 11, 2005). "Circumstances different at this graduation rite Participants took classes in youth prison". The Plain Dealer. pp. B1. ProQuest 292329289. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via ProQuest Central.
- ^ "Valley Historical Sites, Airports Get Funds". The Journal Herald. 1967-06-17. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "New Boys School". Dayton Daily News. 1967-09-22. p. 28. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "Mental Health Dinner Set". Lancaster Eagle-Gazette. 1968-11-14. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "Four Ohioans Die in Viet Nam". Telegraph-Forum. 1969-04-23. p. 2. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "The Wall of Faces - In Honor of an American Hero". Vietnam Veterans Memorial Fund. Retrieved 2022-12-17.
- ^ "Cuyahoga Hills JCF". Ohio Department of Youth Services. 2022. Retrieved December 16, 2022.
- ^ Crowder, Rhonda (July 7, 2010). "Numerous incarcerated youth earn high school diploma". Call & Post. pp. D.2. ProQuest 734442641. Retrieved December 16, 2022 – via ProQuest.
- ^ Rosales, John (September 2007). "Prison drama: teachers report to prisons and juvenile detention centers every day in the hope of improving the lives of, their student-inmates, of some of whom will never again live outside prison walls". NEA Today. 26 (1).