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Question: What really killed Knoxville Rule High School in 1991?


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A Huge Question....

 

I was just wondering, did any of you go to Knoxville Rule in 1991?

 

(And its a shame Rule and Fulton have never and will never meet in any sport!)

 

What really killed the legendary knoxville rule high school?

Politics played a more complicated role, but the short answer is consolidation. It all started when the Knox City and Knox County school systems were rolled into one back in 1987. Part of this consolidation plan involved the closure of a number of schools, not just Rule; Holston and South-Young both closed, as well as a number of elementary and middle schools. Fulton and AE were also on the chopping block, but they survived.

 

Sandra Clark wrote this back in January, when the Gibbs/Hardin Valley middle school debate was in full force. There's some great info here: http://shoppernewsnow.com/sandra-clark/winners-losers-in-school-rezoning/

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Politics played a more complicated role, but the short answer is consolidation. It all started when the Knox City and Knox County school systems were rolled into one back in 1987. Part of this consolidation plan involved the closure of a number of schools, not just Rule; Holston and South-Young both closed, as well as a number of elementary and middle schools. Fulton and AE were also on the chopping block, but they survived.

 

Sandra Clark wrote this back in January, when the Gibbs/Hardin Valley middle school debate was in full force. There's some great info here: http://shoppernewsnow.com/sandra-clark/winners-losers-in-school-rezoning/

Thanks for sharing! Interesting read.

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