The empty building has become an attractive playground for thieves and vandals since JCPS sold the building to the city about a year ago.
The empty building has become an attractive playground for thieves and vandals since JCPS sold the building to the city about a year ago.
The new $17 million Wilkerson Elementary School building on Johnsontown Road welcomed students for the first time on Sept. 12.
In a letter dated Friday and posted to the school’s Facebook page, Wilkerson Elementary Principal Sara Alvey said the new school on Johnsontown Road, which twice failed building inspections mostly because of roofing issues, received a temporary certificate of occupancy and would open for classes Sept. 12.
Wilkerson Elementary classes have been held inside the former Watson Lane Elementary building since the 2022-23 school year began Aug. 10.
An elementary school in southwest Louisville will be closing its doors after more than 60 years.
The exterior renderings aren't final, but they provide an early glimpse of how the middle school and three elementary schools are taking shape.