High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

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High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice
High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice

High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice (LE/CJ in short) is a secondary school located in Houston, Texas, United States. The school serves grades 9 through 12 and is a part of the Houston Independent School District.

LE/CJ is an all-magnet high school that has Houston ISD's magnet program for law enforcement and criminal justice. Children from surrounding neighborhoods are not automatically eligible for LE/CJ; pupils in the surrounding area are zoned to Reagan High School. Prospective students are required to take a test for admission.

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[edit] History

HSLECJ opened on Monday, January 19, 1981 in the former George Washington School building. It became the first law enforcement special curricula high school in the United States.[1]

In 2007 Johns Hopkins University referred to HSLECJ as a "dropout factory." [2]

[edit] Location

LECJ is located at 4701 Dickson; nearby to St. Thomas High School, a private Roman Catholic high school.

[edit] School uniform

HS L.E.C.J. requires school uniforms.[3] School requires the wear of navy or white polo shirt with school insignia, and navy trousers. In the upcoming 2008-2009 school year, all students will wear navy trousers; this has not been the case in previous years, where students were permitted to wear khaki pants. On Fridays, students are permitted to wear jeans, and a friday shirt (club shirts, class shirts, etc.)

[edit] Notable alumni

[edit] References

  1. ^ "HISD is first in opening law enforcement School." Houston Chronicle. January 21, 1981.
  2. ^ "Report points to 'dropout factories'," Houston Chronicle, October 31, 2007
  3. ^ "DRESS CODE / GROOMING." High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice.
  4. ^ "Distinguished HISD Alumni." Houston Independent School District.
  5. ^ "About Representative Miles." Borris Miles.

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