CHICAGO (WLS) -- Dyett High School is back open in the Bronzeville neighborhood Tuesday after community action fought to save the school.
There's a new focus, a new principal and a fresh look to the facility. Dyett School of the Arts will be an open enrollment, neighborhood school. Last year, parents and others launched a hunger strike to save Dyett from being closed down. About 150 freshman are enrolled to begin the inaugural class.
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Students will get classes in the arts every year. Most schools only offer 2 years of fine arts.
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Dyett School for the Arts.