The Peeler-Hampton Visual and Performing Arts Elementary School replaces two campuses heavily damaged in a 2018 tornado.
Key Highlights
- The school was built on the site of an elementary school heavily damaged in a 2018 tornado.
- The new facility emphasizes visual and performing arts education.
- Peeler-Hampton is a magnet school serving up to 410 students from across the district.
The Guilford County (North Carolina) district has opened a performing arts elementary school in Greensboro that takes the place of two campuses heavily damaged in a 2018 tornado.
EdNC reports that the Peeler-Hampton Visual and Performing Arts Elementary School has been built on the site of the former Peeler Open Elementary School. That school and Hampton Elementary were demolished after each sustained significant damage when a tornado touched down in 2018 in the northeastern section of Greensboro.
District voters approved a school bond referendum to pay for construction of the school…