| E. C. Glass High School | |
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| Address | |
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2111 Memorial Ave , 24501 United States | |
| Coordinates | 37°24′27.9″N 79°9′59.8″W / 37.407750°N 79.166611°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Public high school secondary school |
| Motto | Together we keep climbing |
| Founded | 1871[2] |
| School district | Lynchburg City Public Schools |
| Superintendent | Crystal Edwards |
| Principal | Dani Rule |
| Teaching staff | 82.50 (FTE)[1] |
| Grades | 9–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 1,325[1] (2022-2023) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 16.06[1] |
| Color(s) | Blue and White |
| Athletics conference | Virginia High School League Class 4 Seminole District |
| Nickname | Hilltoppers |
| Team name | E.C. Glass Hilltoppers |
| Rivals | Heritage High School, Brookville High School, Jefferson Forest High School |
| Website | Official site |
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.[2] 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]
- ^ a b c "E.C. Glass High". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved November 19, 2024.
- ^ a b "Welcome to E. C. Glass High School". Retrieved September 12, 2011.
- ^ Dvorak, Petula (November 30, 2023). "LGBTQ teens won a grant for their school. Adults sent the money back". Washington Post. Retrieved November 30, 2023.