I Promise School started when the LeBron James Family Foundation teamed up with Akron Public Schools.
The school aims to “wrap around the most at-risk students and families in Akron,” according to the LeBron James Family Foundation. “Taking a
We Are Family approach to educating the whole child and family, IPS is creating a new model for urban, public education.”
cleveland.com reports that the students inspired James while filming
Space Jam: A New Legacy, in which the I Promise School briefly appears. Thousands of students got to watch the movie at the Akron Civic Theatre on Thursday (July 15).
“I spent a lot of hours, a lot of time and a lot of love to be as great as I could be for you guys,” James said, according to cleveland.com. “I wish I was sitting in the movie theater with you guys, but I’m all over with Bugs, Taz and Lola (Bunny). They got me all over the place right now.”
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