George W. Sharswood School is a K-8 school located in the Whitman neighborhood of Philadelphia, Pennsylvania. It is a part of the School District of Philadelphia.
History The school building was designed by Henry deCourcy Richards and built in 1906–1908. It is a three-story, seven-bay, brick building in the Colonial Revival-style. It features projecting end bays with entrances, a large stone cornice, and brick and stone parapet. () George Sharswood was a member of the Pennsylvania House of Representatives, a Philadelphia city council member and a judge. The building was added to the National Register of Historic Places in 1988.
In 2008 Jack Stollsteimer, a former U.S. attorney,Snyder, Susan, John Sullivan, Kristen A. Graham, and Dylan Purcell. "Underreporting Hides Violence" (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. Monday March 28, 2011. Retrieved on November 29, 2015. and an area school safety advocate, criticized the school after the principal failed to report an assault of a student in a timely manner.Snyder, Susan. "School assault response faulted A Phila. district official said the complaints of an eighth-grade girl should have been addressed immediately." (Archive). Philadelphia Inquirer. January 16, 2008. Retrieved on November 29, 2015. As a result, the school district demanded more thorough reporting from its schools, and the rate of reported incidents sharply increased.
Feeder patterns Neighborhoods assigned to Sharswood are also assigned to Furness High School."A Directory of High Schools for 2009 Admissions" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. p. 15 (PDF p/ 17/40). Accessed November 6, 2008."Horace Furness High School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive). School District of Philadelphia. Retrieved on October 4, 2011.
References
External links George Sharswood School at School District of Philadelphia George Sharswood Elementary School at Weebly
"George Sharswood Elementary School Geographic Boundaries" (Archive).