 The Baltimore City Board of School Commissioners ultimately accepted all but one of the task force 's recommendations in 1979 . The group recommended maintaining the school 's then @-@ 141 @-@ year @-@ old tradition of all @-@ male education . Citing concerns over conflicting federal and district court decisions which had not yet been resolved by the U.S. Supreme Court , the school board voted to make City a coeducational school . The board 's action followed trends at the time at all @-@ male colleges and universities like Harvard University , Yale University , and nearby Johns Hopkins University , which admitted women during the 1970s . 
