Why is the front section of King High School being demolished?

[Wesley Mouch]

IIRC, the original building had unresolvable design/construction problems with the foundation. The school was built over the creek bed of Parent's Creek aka Bloody Run, perhaps that had something to do with the problem.

http://www.hmdb.org/marker.asp?marker=21846

So the schools districts incompetence extends back 30 years. No surprise there.

Apparently they preferred happy contractor friends over quality even back then.

[bailey]

So the schools districts incompetence extends back 30 years. No surprise there.

Apparently they preferred happy contractor friends over quality even back then.

Was it incompetence or just crappy standards and stupid ideas? I mean look at the institutional builds from the 70s around the area.....its just godawful stuff. Combine crappy builds with [[likely) even crappier maintenance over the years and you get a building that is at the end of its useful life after 30 years.