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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