ɪnðə nˈaɪntiːnhˈʌndɹɪd nˈaɪnti z ɐ ɡɹˈuːp ʌv pˈɛɹənts ɪn wˈɛsttʃɛstɚ, sˈaɪɾɪŋ wʌt ðeɪ bᵻlˈiːvd təbi pˈʊɹ ˌækədˈɛmɪk ɐtʃˈiːvmənt ænd ɐ lˈɑːɹdʒ sˈaɪz ʌv pɹəvˈaɪzoʊ wˈɛst, tɹˈaɪd tə ɹᵻmˈuːv ðɛɹ ˈɛɹiə fɹʌmðə dˈɪstɹɪkt ænd fˈɔːɹm ɐ smˈɔːl hˈaɪ skˈuːl dˈɪstɹɪkt ʌv ðɛɹ ˈoʊn.
In the 1990s a group of parents in Westchester, citing what they believed to be poor academic achievement and a large size of Proviso West, tried to remove their area from the district and form a small high school district of their own.