Advance Morning News
This afternoon's features are History Thursday, where we look at the history of 101 Fauquier Street; and the uncertain future of innovative day school's location.
History Thursday: 101 Fauquier Street
By Adele Uphaus
House was rebuilt by a formerly enslaved Black man after it was abandoned during the Civil War.
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An Innovative Day School's Future Caught between Drew, Rise Construction Projects
By Adele Uphaus
The future of the Heather Empfield Public Day School—a public separate day school for students with autism and emotional disabilities—is currently housed within Drew Middle School, which is in poor condition and is scheduled to be rebuilt and reopened at a different location in August of 2028. Plans for the new Drew Middle School do not include space for the day school.
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