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Bridgeport Military Academy partial move to new high school leaves underclassmen placement unresolved
Summary
Interim Superintendent Dr. Adrian Avery told the Facilities Committee Sept. 3 that while the district placed seniors from Bridgeport Military Academy into the new high school, about 215 underclassmen remain at the BMA campus as staff pursue temporary, code-compliant locations.
Interim Superintendent Dr. Adrian Avery updated the Facilities Committee Sept. 3 on the Bridgeport Military Academy (BMA) relocation and transition into the new high-school facility. Dr. Avery said the district placed one grade level — about 63 seniors — into the new building (referred to in presentation as the new BASIC) but that the remaining approximately 215 ninth- through eleventh-graders remain at the current BMA location because the new building does not have immediate capacity to house all four grade levels.
The district has explored several temporary locations and reported zoning and code complications for higher-education properties being repurposed for high school use. Dr. Avery said a University of Bridgeport building that…
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