Maple School in the Fullerton School District (FSD) opened its doors in 1924. On April 24, 2024, FSD officials joined the community in celebrating this centennial milestone. The early evening celebration featured […]
Maple Area families had become more recent immigrants and had limited English since the 1972 closure. Nonetheless, Maple’s parents expected a full elementary school for their children; however, the […]
Maple area parents generally accepted the initial bussing process in 1966. But, in 1972, the FSD Board of Trustees’ proposal to close Maple School by continuing to bus children encountered stiff resistance. […]
Two Factors Leading to a Segregated School: Maple School was racially integrated since 1924 but became segregated after 1958. There were two contributing factors. Racially Restricted Covenants: One was racially restrictive covenants, […]
