New Dorp High School

New Dorp High School

  • <p>"New Dorp High School, New Dorp, Staten Island, N.Y." Courtesy of the Irma and Paul Milstein Division of United States History, Local History and Genealogy. New York Public Library Digital Collections.</p> <p>http://digitalcollections.nypl.org/items/510d47d9-ca5f-a3d9-e040-e00a18064a99</p>

In 1980 racial tension erupted in violence at New Dorp High School, Staten Island. The tensions rose as a result of students from Park Hill being bused to New Dorp HS as part of desegregation of the school system. Read about the incident in the newspaper clippings below.

  • <p>"Staten Island student go on rampage." Daily News, 11 Oct 1980, p1.</p>
  • <p>"S.I. high school hit by racial violence." Daily News, 11 Oct 1980, p131.</p>
  • <p>"New Dorp reopens under tight security." Daily News, 15 Oct 1980, p5.</p>