- 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 theHouston 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.
History
Houston ISD, the
Houston Police Department , and the Mayor's Office cooperated to establish the law enforcement program on three separate campuses. By 1980 the district decided to consolidate the program to one campus." [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=0afe09c28afc3110VgnVCM10000028147fa6RCRD&vgnextchannel=2e2b2f796138c010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD School Histories: the Stories Behind the Names] ." "Houston Independent School District ". AccessedSeptember 24 ,2008 .] 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. [Stancill, Nancy. " [http://hs.houstonisd.org/lecj/images/school/news1.pdf HISD is first in opening law enforcement School] ." "Houston Chronicle ".January 21 ,1981 . Page 12, Section 3.]Location
LECJ is located at 4701 Dickson; nearby to St. Thomas High School, a private
Roman Catholic high school.chool uniform
HS L.E.C.J. requires
school uniform s. [" [http://hs.houstonisd.org/lecj/dresscode.htm DRESS CODE / GROOMING] ." "High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice".] 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 trousers. On Fridays, students are permitted to wear jeans, and a friday shirt (such as club shirts and class shirts).Notable alumni
* Analia Wilkerson - Judge in Harris County Criminal Court Number 9 [" [http://www.houstonisd.org/HISDConnectDS/v/index.jsp?vgnextoid=c3783acb02efc010VgnVCM10000052147fa6RCRD Distinguished HISD Alumni] ." "
Houston Independent School District ". Accessed October 11, 2008.]
* Borris L. Miles, formerly served as a member of theTexas House of Representatives from District 146 [" [http://www.borrismiles.com/bio About Representative Miles] ." "Borris Miles". Accessed October 11, 2008.]References
External links
* [http://hs.houstonisd.org/lecj/ High School for Law Enforcement and Criminal Justice]
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