Largo High School (Maryland)

Largo High School
Address
505 Largo Road [1]
Upper Marlboro, Maryland 20774
United States
Coordinates 38°53′12″N 76°49′12″W / 38.8867791°N 76.8199708°W / 38.8867791; -76.8199708Coordinates: 38°53′12″N 76°49′12″W / 38.8867791°N 76.8199708°W / 38.8867791; -76.8199708
Information
School type Public, High School
School board 2A
School district Prince George's County Public School System
CEEB code 211051 [2]
Principal Afie Mirshah-Nayar
Staff 104
Grades 9 to 12
Gender coed
Enrollment 1,102
Color(s) blue and silver         
Mascot Lions
Communities served Largo, Kettering, parts of Upper Marlboro, MD
Website School Website

Largo High School is a public High School in Largo, Maryland, United States operated by Prince George's County Public Schools, and serves students of grades 9 to 12.

The school is operated by the Prince George's County Public Schools system. The school's athletic teams are known as the Lions. The school serves 1,191 students in grades 9 through 12. The principal is Afie Mirshah-Nayar. The school's name originates from the Largo unincorporated community, which, along with Kettering, is served by the school. Largo High School is located next to Prince George's Community College.

History

At the start of the 2006 school year, Largo High School adopted the mandatory school uniform policy. This decision was put in place to help students focus on academics and arithmetic. (Largo has always been nicknamed "a fashion show").

In 2007, the school removed the popular common area from inside the school. The common area was located on the first floor directly in the middle of the school surrounded by lockers, vending machines, one ladies room, one mens room, four stairwells and classrooms. The popular space drew big crowds of students before, after and in between the switching of periods-often causing students to be late to their next class. The massive amounts of students in one space easliy caused fights to start, insubordiataion and a disturbance of peace. The choice to remove the schools common area was brought into play after the uniform policy did not seem to change the behavior and structure of students. The common area has been replaced by four additional classrooms.

In August 2014, former English teacher Jon Everhart won a $350,000 jury award after accusing the school system of discriminating against him because he is Caucasian. It was alleged in his lawsuit against the school board that former principal Angelique Simpson-Marcus forced him out of his job because of his race and faced years of racial harassment from her. Everhart sued in 2010 after he was fired and was one of several employees who made allegations of harassment.[3]

Athletics

Notable people

References

  1. ↑ Geographic Names Information System (GNIS) details for Largo High School; United States Geological Survey (USGS); February 1, 1995.
  2. ↑ High School CEEB Code Search
  3. ↑ White teacher wins $350,000 in Prince George’s schools bias lawsuit; The Washington Post; August 8, 2014.
  4. ↑ Prince George’s County Public Schools


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