A volunteer effort to remove graffiti and clean up the area around Highland Park’s former Ford Middle School was canceled last week over liability concerns, but organizers and school district officials are now working on a path forward.

The Highland Park School District has halted a volunteer cleanup at the former Henry Ford Middle School.

The Highland Park School District is exploring building a brand new high school. For years the city has been forced to rely on DPSCD high schools for students, but now they want that situation to change.