Lothrop School
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Lothrop Magnet Center is a public elementary school located at 3300 North 22nd Street in the Kountze Place neighborhood of North Omaha, Nebraska, United States. As a magnet school it focuses on the topics of science, Spanish and technology.[1] The school currently serves 380 students in prekindergarten through fourth grade.[2]
Lothrop Magnet Center | |
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3300 North 22nd Street Omaha, Nebraska United States | |
Coordinates | 41°17′23″N 95°56′46″W |
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Type | Public elementary magnet school |
School district | Omaha Public Schools |
Grades | Pre-K through fourth grade |
Website | link |
The school was one of Omaha's "black schools."[3]
In 1998 the school was protested by a Christian organization for offering professional development courses on homosexuality awareness after offensive slang was repeatedly heard throughout the school. The group later offered a public apology.[4]
In 2007 the school was locked down after gunshots were fired in the surrounding neighborhood.[5]