Repaired Duke Ellington School Can Reopen, D.C. Judge Rules From: The Washington Post | Date: March 21, 1997 | Copyright 1997 The Washington Post. This material is published under license from the Washington Post.  All inquiries regarding rights should be directed to the Washington Post.Copyright information

D.C. Superior Court Judge Kaye K. Christian ruled yesterday that Duke Ellington School of the Arts can reopen after hearing testimony about repairs made to an exit stairway at the school.

Ellington's 500 students are on spring break but will return to the building at 35th and R streets NW on April 1.

They spent part of last week at another school -- which lacked the studios and professional-quality theater that are integral to the school's arts-based curriculum -- becaus...

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