Magnet school Manual became a magnet school in 1984, creating specialty programs and allowing students from around the district to apply to attend. The change initially met with a mixed reaction, especially as most freshmen and sophomores were to be transferred to other schools. One critic in the black community called the plan "one-way busing". A few days after the proposal was announced, about 300 students walked out of class at Manual and marched to Central High School, where most of them were being transferred, in protest. The protest succeeded in persuading the school board to modify the proposal to exclude sophomores from being transferred.
Magnet school Manual became a magnet school in 1984 creating specialty programs and allowing students from around the district to apply to attend The change initially met with a mixed reaction especially as most freshmen and sophomores were to be transferred to other schools One critic in the black community called the plan "one-way busing" A few days after the proposal was announced about 300 students walked out of class at Manual and marched to Central High School where most of them were being transferred in protest The protest succeeded in persuading the school board to modify the proposal to exclude sophomores from being transferred