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Byline: Brent Jones
Feb. 26--For weeks, the students and staff of Augusta Fells Savage Institute for Visual Arts have been hearing the doomsday predictions: If they're moved into the same building that houses an innovation school run by the Johns Hopkins University, they're sure to cause trouble.
Augusta Fells Savage's principal, Angelique Simpson Marcus, says her students are tired of the criticism and she insists that the proposed move -- part of the city school system's plan to close buildings -- could benefit students in both schools. "My feeling is, if we were to move into that space, there are a lot of programs that we could replicate for Augusta Fells," Marcus said. "We could learn from each other. This could be a positive influence on the curriculum piece of it." Brandon Golston, an Augusta Fells Savage sophomore, dismisses the predictions of trouble. "Our students are no different than their students. I think it's a good decision and a good move. I don't…
Source: HighBeam Research, Principal disputes prediction of trouble: Plan to relocate school...