Leadership & Public Service High School ( formerly known as The High School for Leadership and Public Service ) was formed in 1993 in Manhattan as a joint project between Syracuse University 's Maxwell School of Citizenship and Public Affairs and the Board of Education of the City of New York , as one of 30 newly formed " small high schools " . Among the school 's notable founders includes that of Syracuse University Professor Dr. Bill Coplin , S.U. Alumnus Donald Schupak and several members of The Friends of HSLAPS ( Now called The Friends of Leadership & Public Service High School ) . Due to the school 's close proximity to the World Trade Center ( three blocks south ) and Wall Street , it was one of the four high schools in Lower Manhattan area to be displaced by the September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Leadership & Public Service High School