# Lankenau High School Zoning Bills

> City Council pushes zoning bills to save Lankenau High School from closure.
- Title: Lankenau High School Zoning Bills · PhillyVoice | Shortify
- Summary: City Council pushes zoning bills to save Lankenau High School from closure. Two zoning bills introduced to City Council aim to prevent Lankenau High School…
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- Source: PhillyVoice — https://phillyvoice.com/zoning-bills-lankenau-high-school-closure
- Published: 2026-10-14T19:10:12.491+00:00
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- Topics: lankenau high school, zoning bills, city council, philly, roxborough, school closings, environmental magnet school, news, local
## Zoning Bills Target Lankenau High School
Two zoning bills introduced to City Council would make it difficult for Lankenau High School to be used for non-educational purposes.
## Lankenau High School Closure Plan
Lankenau High School, the city's only environmental magnet school, is scheduled to close next year as part of a 10-year $3 billion facilities plan.
## Zoning Restrictions Proposed
The first bill would rezone the area around Lankenau for civic, educational and medical use to prevent residential or retail development.
## Environmental Overlay Expansion
A second bill would extend the Roxborough environmental overlay to specifically include Lankenau High School's permitted uses.
## Schuylkill Center Challenge
The Schuylkill Center for Environmental Education claims it sold the building in 1973 under educational use conditions and can re-purchase it if broken.
## District's Plan for Environmental Education
The district plans to continue environmental education for students across Philadelphia starting in the 2028-29 school year.
## Schuylkill Center Concerns
The Schuylkill Center says the district's plan will duplicate services it already provides for the area.
## Councilmember's Support
Joshua Cohen, chief of staff for Councilmember Curtis Jones Jr., expects the measure to receive unanimous support when voted on Thursday.
## Lankenau's Future
Lankenau High School will merge programs with Walter B. Saul High School of Agricultural Sciences as part of the district's facilities plan.
## Key takeaway

Two zoning bills introduced to City Council aim to prevent Lankenau High School from being used for non-educational purposes as it closes next year.