The current school building is away from the site of the World Trade Center , which was destroyed in the terrorist attacks on September 11 , 2001 . The school was evacuated during the attack . Although the smoke cloud coming from the World Trade Center engulfed the building at one point , there was no structural damage to the building , and there were no reports of physical injuries . Less than an hour after the collapse of the second World Trade Center tower , concern over a bomb threat at the school prompted an evacuation of the surrounding area , as reported live on the '' Today '' show . When classes resumed on September 21 , 2001 , students were moved to Brooklyn Technical High School while the Stuyvesant building served as a base of operations for rescue and recovery workers . This caused serious congestion at Brooklyn Tech , and required the students to attend in two shifts , with the Stuyvesant students attending the evening shift . Normal classes resumed nearly a month after the attack , on October 9
terrorist attacks on September 11 , 2001
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