Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice

Public school in New York City

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The Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice (LGJ) is a New York City Department of Education public school in the Concourse Village neighborhood of the Bronx, New York City, United States. With the support of the Urban Assembly, it was founded in September 1997 and educates students in grades six through twelve. The founding principal was David C. Banks. Meisha Ross Porter continued her work until being succeeded by the current principal Johanie Hernandez. The school is located next to the Bronx Hall of Justice.

Athletics

Bronx LGJ offers boys baseball (made playoffs five of last six years), basketball (2016/2017 League Champions), track (cross country NYC Championship Qualifiers) and bowling, as well as girls softball, bowling, track and volleyball (2017 League Champions, have made playoffs two years in a row). The indoor track has also made it to the city championships. Recently, the school has started a middle school and high school co-ed soccer team.

The school's colors are blue and white, and its mascot is the Jaguar.

Activities

LGJ has won mock trial championships and many policy debate awards in the past. The numerous trophies fill the cases of the vast atrium. Currently LGJ is focused on its public forum debate team, which is also accumulating many awards.

LGJ's other clubs include the Student Government Association, Step Team, National Honor Society, Hispanic Honor Society, Spanish Club, Gay Straight Student Alliance, and Spanish Honors Society.

Academics

A variety of electives revolve around the school's law and justice themes such as Civil Law, Criminal Law, Constitutional Law, Student Court, African American History and Justice and Multicultural History and Justice. Advanced Placement courses include U.S. History, Spanish Literature, English Language, Statistics and Government. Other electives currently include Visual Arts, Technology, Drama and Film and Literature.

Enrolled middle school students are usually guaranteed a seat in the high school. The vast majority of middle schoolers choose to attend the high school.

References

"LGJ C.H.A.R.G.E". The Bronx School for Law, Government and Justice.

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Education in the Bronx

Public
schools

Charter	Bronx Preparatory Charter Eagle Academy for Young Men John V. Lindsay Wildcat Acad

Closed	PS 15 PS 17 Jane Addams HS Samuel Gompers HS John F. Kennedy HS Morris HS Theodore Roosevelt HS William Howard Taft HS Walton HS

Private
schools

Catholic
schools

Closed	Aquinas Hall Business School Clason Point Military Academy Manhattan Preparatory School Maplehurst Academy of the Sacred Heart Mother Butler High School Mount St. Vincent Academy St. Anselm St. Augustine Academy St. Brendan Academy St. Joseph St. Nicholas of Tolentine St. Nicholas of Tolentine HS St. Pius V HS Ursuline Academy

Colleges and
universities

Public	Bronx Community College Hostos Community College Lehman College SUNY Maritime College

Private	Boricua College Bronx Campus Albert Einstein College of Medicine Ferkauf Graduate School of Psychology Fordham University Manhattan University Metropolitan College of New York Monroe College Mount Saint Vincent

Libraries

Closed or moved
institutions

This list is incomplete.

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