Wikipedia:Articles for deletion/The Westland School (Los Angeles)

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The result was keep. Kudpung กุดผึ้ง (talk) 13:36, 8 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The Westland School (Los Angeles)[edit]

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Elementary school. Not notable. GeorgeLouis (talk) 18:41, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of California-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:48, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Note: This debate has been included in the list of Schools-related deletion discussions. • Gene93k (talk) 18:48, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge/redirect to Bel Air, Los Angeles#Schools. I have not found the sources needed to meet WP:ORG but per WP:BEFORE the final sentence is suitable to be merged. The Whispering Wind (talk) 21:59, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Merge now boldly carried out. The Whispering Wind (talk) 22:25, 19 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep. Known not only for its place in the development of the Bel Air educational corridor but also for being the first progressive school on the west coast (see: "Pioneering School Marks 50th Year", Los Angeles Times, February 16, 1999)(see also: [1]). Was known as a haven for the children of blacklisted writers: see, e.g. [2] (p.101). Founded by (among others) the noted child psychologist Marie Briehl (as mentioned in her New York Times obit here). I think this one is worth keeping. --Arxiloxos (talk) 16:16, 20 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 01:40, 27 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Weak keep I added several of the references found by Arxiloxos to the article, and more could be added. I think this may be the unusual case of an elementary school that really is notable. --MelanieN (talk) 01:39, 31 October 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Relisted to generate a more thorough discussion so a clearer consensus may be reached.

Please add new comments below this notice. Thanks, Mark Arsten (talk) 02:18, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

Keep The general notability guidelines are met so we may presume an article is merited. I see no overriding reason why we should not have an article in this case. The merge carried out (see above), while satisfactory in itself, in no way gives adequate coverage to the topic and any fuller treatment would unbalance the Bel Air, Los Angeles article. This nomination seems to me misconceived by assuming an inherent lack of notability for elementary schools. Thincat (talk) 12:29, 3 November 2013 (UTC)[reply]

The above discussion is preserved as an archive of the debate. Please do not modify it. Subsequent comments should be made on the appropriate discussion page (such as the article's talk page or in a deletion review). No further edits should be made to this page.