Public All-Girls' 'Leadership' School Is Floated In Jersey City

Jersey City NJ

16 February, 2022

10:32 AM

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JERSEY CITY, NJ — Not since the closing of the storied Joseph Battin High School in Elizabeth in 1977 has New Jersey had a public all-girls' school. But the Jersey City school district is considering opening one for girls in grades 6-12 starting with grades 6 and 7 in September, NJ.com reported last week. Interim Superintendent Norma Fernandez told the outlet that admission to the Jersey City Leadership School for Young Women would not depend on scores and grades, but instead would be open to all girls who want to attend. The school would be managed in a partnership with with Leading Young Women, Inc. and the Student Leadership Network, Fernandez said. Read more here. You can sign up here to get breaking news alerts in Jersey City or get a free daily newsletter at 6 a.m. with news in that or another town. Sign up with your zip code here and you'll get an email asking for your preferences. Get a free 6 a.m. newsletter with news in Jersey City: https://patch.com/subscribe