General Brock High School
former high school in Burlington, Ontario, Canada
General Brock High School is a former high school in Burlington, Ontario, Canada operated by the Halton District School Board. The school was merged with Lord Elgin High School to form Robert Bateman High School in 2004. The site of the high school was then used for Gary Allan High School, an adult and continuing education school.
The field area consisting of several sports fields was under consideration for sale in 2010. This was opposed by residents who wished for it to remain greenspace.
The school was the scene of a shooting in February 1990 when a 17 year old student shot his former girlfriend, her new boyfriend, her best friend and grazed a teacher.
The public source identifies “General Brock High School” as former high school in Burlington, Ontario, Canada. This brief keeps that definition visible, then builds a research path around General, Brock and High.
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Chronology, provenance and viewpoint should be read together before a broad social or political interpretation is accepted. The source revision retrieved here is dated Nov 1, 2024. The linked authority identifier is Q5531739. Authority coordinates are 43.343, -79.777. 1 of 1 selected statements include explicit references; 0 carry qualifiers and 0 use preferred rank. The first chronological checks are 2004, 2010 and 1990.
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