Naming rights for Abington Senior High top $25M
Following criticism over its handling of a $25 million donation, the Abington school board has named Jeffrey Fecher superintendent of schools.(MONTCO.Today file photo)
Just how much are the naming rights for a public high school?
Must be a tad bit more than $25 million.
Turns out Abington Senior High School will remain Abington Senior High School after all, writes Claire Sasko for phillymag.com.
The Montgomery County public school was set to become Abington Schwarzman High School, after Wall Street executive Stephen Schwarzman (a 1965 Abington graduate) donated $25 million to his alma mater in February and the school board voted for it unanimously in March. But officials have changed course after community members expressed concern over the planned name change.
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