E. C. Glass High School

E. C. Glass High School
Address
Map
2111 Memorial Ave

,
24501

United States
Coordinates37°24′27.9″N 79°9′59.8″W / 37.407750°N 79.166611°W / 37.407750; -79.166611
Information
TypePublic high school
secondary school
MottoTogether we keep climbing
Founded1871[1]
School districtLynchburg City Public Schools
SuperintendentCrystal Edwards
PrincipalDani Rule
Grades912
GenderCo-educational
Enrollment1,373[2] (2016–17)
Color(s)Blue and White
   
Athletics conferenceVirginia High School League Class 4 Seminole District
NicknameHilltoppers
Team nameE.C. Glass Hilltoppers
RivalsHeritage High School,
Brookville High School,
Jefferson Forest High School
WebsiteOfficial site
Former building on Park Avenue

E. C. Glass High School is a public school in Lynchburg, Virginia, United States. It was founded in 1871 as Lynchburg High School and was named for long-time Superintendent of Public Schools in Lynchburg, Edward Christian Glass.[1] The school board recently made national headlines when they voted 7-2 to reject a $10,000 grant awarded by the It Gets Better project to students who had applied for the funding to create a safe space for all students. When explaining their reasoning, school board member Letitia Lowery incorrectly stated that "There are short videos on the lifestyle that the kids would have to watch," which is not a requirement of the grant. The students who applied for the grant were quoted by local news as saying the decision "broke our spirits," and that the board "made us feel like we weren’t even there."[3]

  1. ^ a b "Welcome to E. C. Glass High School". Retrieved September 12, 2011.
  2. ^ "E.C. Glass High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 13, 2019.
  3. ^ Dvorak, Petula (November 30, 2023). "LGBTQ teens won a grant for their school. Adults sent the money back". Washington Post. Retrieved November 30, 2023.