Exclusive: News 12 tours new middle school in Highbridge

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News 12 cameras got an exclusive tour of a new middle school in Highbridge -- The Bronx Debate Academy At Aurelia Greene Educational Campus. The new middle school adds 433 new seats to District 9 in an often overcrowded borough – it’ll welcome sixth graders next week for the first day of class. The five story building is named after former Bronx Deputy Borough President Aurelia Greene. The school will have a focus on debate, with students learning how to communicate about the real world issues they face every day. The Bronx Debate Academy comes with:

• Reading and speech resource rooms
• Science classroom
• Art and music classrooms
• Library
• Medical, guidance and administrative suites
• Staff lunch and conference room
• Parent and community room
• Kitchen and cafeteria
• Gymnatorium
• Exercise room
• Outdoor play space

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