| Abington School District | |
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| Address | |
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| 970 Highland Avenue Abington, Pennsylvania, Montgomery, 19001 United States |
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| Information | |
| Type | Public |
| Superintendent | Dr. Amy F. Sichel |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Enrolment | 7527 |
| Mascot | Ghosts |
| Website | http://www.abington.k12.pa.us/ |
The Abington School District covers the Borough of Rockledge and Abington Township in Montgomery County, Pennsylvania. The district operates Abington Senior High School (10th-12th), Abington Junior High School (7th-9th), Copper Beech Elementary School, Highland Elementary School, McKinley Elementary School, Overlook Elementary School, Roslyn Elementary School, Rydal Elementary School and Willow Hill Elementary School.
Abington School District vs. Schempp
The school district received some notoriety in the 1960s when it became one of the key parties in the school prayer controversy, with Abington School District v. Schempp. The Supreme Court case resulted in a declaration of the unconstitutionality of school-sanctioned Bible reading.[1]
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