Finney High School

Jared W. Finney High School was a public comprehensive high school in northeastern Detroit, Michigan and a part of Detroit Public Schools. It was in proximity to the Grosse Pointes.[1]

History

The school first opened in 1928.[2]

In 2006 Kenyetta "K.C." Wilbourn-Snapp began her term as assistant principal of Finney. In the 2006-2007 school year Alvin Ward, the principal, was breaking up a fight when he was struck in the mouth. Wilbourn acted as the school head during Ward's several week-long absence. During that absence, on April 12, 2007, a student was beaten to death by a crowd. Wilbourne began carrying a baseball bat, which she called "equalizer," after the incident, and she continued carrying it while she was principal of Denby High School.[3] In 2015 the United States Department of Justice charged Wilbourn-Snapp, who later served as Mumford High School principal while with the Education Achievement Authority, on bribery and conspiracy charges.[4] She agreed to plead guilty as part of a plea bargain,[5] to tax evasion and accepting a $58,000 bribe.[6]

In 2013 Terry Foster of the Detroit News wrote that Finney "grew old and tired academically and athletically."[1]

Finney had a $2.5 million bond investment prior to its closure in 2009.[2] The original plan was to rebuild the school in a new $75 million campus on the same site shared with McNair Pre-K-8, but the plans changed.[7] In 2012 East English Village High School opened; Finney and Crockett High School merged into East English Village,[2] which was built on the site of Finney.[1]

Notable alumni

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Foster, Terry. "Detroit King pulls out another tough one over East English Village" (Archive). Detroit News. September 7, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2015.
  2. 1 2 3 "Some DPS buildings no longer in use after major investments" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. October 7, 2013. Retrieved on August 8, 2015.
  3. ↑ Riley, Rochelle. "With a bat and determination, principal is turning Denby around" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. April 19, 2010. Retrieved on January 21, 2016.
  4. ↑ Gross, Allie. "Former EAA principal indicted on bribery charges" (Archive). Metro Times. December 10, 2015. Retrieved on January 21, 2016.
  5. ↑ Gross, Allie. "Update: Former EAA principal cuts deal with feds, pleads guilty to bribery and tax evasion " (Archive). Metro Times. Thursday October 15, 2015. Retrieved on January 21, 2016.
  6. ↑ Riley, Rochelle, Tresa Baldas, and Ann Zaniewski. "Ex-Detroit principal to plead guilty in corruption probe" (Archive). Detroit Free Press. October 16, 2015. Retrieved on January 21, 2016.
  7. ↑ Schultz, Marisa. "DPS parents feeling betrayed" (Archive). The Detroit News. March 20, 2010. Retrieved on August 8, 2015.

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