Budget constraints in the 1970s , exacerbated by the university 's enrollment decline following the Kent State shootings , led to the gradual closing of the school beginning in 1972 with the senior high school ( grades 10 – 12 ) . The junior high school grades ( 7 – 9 ) followed in 1978 and the remainder of the school was closed in 1982 over fierce protests from parents and alumni
Kent State shootings
Kent State shootings
Kent State University School