Murry Bergtraum High School , along with other high schools of the Lower Manhattan area were the first schools evacuated during the September 11 attacks on the World Trade Center in 2001 . Although Bergtraum is located in the Lower East Side section of Manhattan , the school administration ordered an immediate evacuation of the building . The building was evacuated in three minutes . It was the first high school in New York City that had successful evacuation of students
September 11 attacks
September 11 attacks
Murry Bergtraum High School