Schools

Longport Students May Attend Ocean City High School, State Says

The ruling reverses a previous decision concerning racial imbalance at Longport High School.

A previous ruling of an administrative law judge recommending white students not be removed from the Longport School District to avoid racial imbalance at Atlantic City High School has been reversed. Those students may now attend Ocean City High School, The Press of Atlantic City reports.

The Caucasian population at Atlantic City High School is 21 percent, but only 2 percent of that consists of white students from Longport, thus negating the argument of racial imbalance, according to the report.

For more, visit pressofatlanticcity.com.


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