Chelsea School District
Chelsea School District is a school district in Washtenaw County and Jackson County, Michigan. Besides the city of Chelsea it serves Sylvan Township and parts of the following townships: Dexter, Freedom, Lima, Lyndon, Sharon, and Waterloo.
History
The predecessor to the present Chelsea High School was designed by architect Minoru Yamasaki and built in 1958. It was located on the west side of Freer Road, across from the driveway to the present high school. Inspired by the layout of a town, it was a collection of individual single-story buildings connected by covered sidewalks. Many students found going outside between classes inconvenient, and others praised Yamasaki's design.In 1993, superintendent Joseph Piasecki was shot and killed by a teacher. The principal and another teacher were also shot. The shooting occurred in a meeting room at the administration building on the high school campus after a grievance meeting when the teacher returned with a gun. In 1998, the Detroit Free Press devoted a special series to the teacher, Stephen Leith, and his marriage to analyze why the shooting occurred.
The current Chelsea High School was built in 1998.