Crossing the Lines: Highland Park looks to the past while planning future for schools

Crossing the Lines: Highland Park looks to the past while planning future for schools

The schools Cheryl Sanford attended growing up in Highland Park are closed now—as are all of the schools children in the city attended at that time.Shrinking population left schools empty and in disrepair. Now, Highland Park School District authorizes one of the two charter schools in the city. Barber Preparatory School teaches kindergarten through eighth grade. There is no option for Highland Park students to attend high school in the city.Sand…