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The county school board agreed that the next high school to open in Lexington would bear Dunbar's name, principally at the urging of the Rev. William Augustus Jones Sr., minister of Lexington's oldest and largest Black church and a civil rights leader whose five oldest children had graduated from Dunbar and embarked on careers of distinction.
The principal of Lexington’s Paul Laurence Dunbar High School was on administrative leave Wednesday, district officials said in a statement. Without elaboration, the action against Principal Marlon Ball was announced in a statement mourning the school’s athletic director Jason Howell, who died on Tuesday.
In 1967, after federal pressure to racially integrate schools, the Fayette County board of education decided to close Dunbar High School. This elicted a substantial outcry from many black Lexingtonians, who saw Dunbar as a community cornerstone, and whose children would be bused longer distances to school.
By Andrew Patrick. Historical Marker #2538 celebrates the history of the original Paul Laurence Dunbar High School in Lexington. During the era of segregated education in Kentucky, Paul Laurence Dunbar High School became one of the leading academic institutions for black students in the state.
Oct 3, 2023 · LEXINGTON, Ky. ( FOX 56) — The investigation into the former Paul Laurence Dunbar principal has come to a close. Marlon Ball was placed on administrative leave in November 2022 for alleged inappropriate conduct and extended on two occasions. RELATED: Dunbar High School principal placed on leave. Dunbar principal’s administrative leave extended.
Paul Laurence Dunbar High School. 1600 Man o' War Blvd. Lexington. Kentucky. 40513. (859) 381-3546.
Feb 16, 2023 · By: Sean Moody. Posted at 7:30 AM, Feb 16, 2023. and last updated 4:30 AM, Feb 16, 2023. LEXINGTON, Ky. (LEX 18) — Lexington Mayor Linda Gorton declared February 15, 2023 Dunbar Centennial...
