Historic Carver Campus Gets a Reprieve-Demolition Delayed as Community Fights to Preserve Local Legacy

San Angelo ISD trustees have delayed a decision on tearing down the former Carver Learning Center, giving the community time to explore preservation options. The board tabled the proposed abatement and demolition for six months after hearing from residents and NAACP members about the campus’s historical importance. Carver was established in the 1920s as the primary school for San Angelo’s segregated Black community. District leaders had cited declining enrollment and the departure of the DAEP program as reasons for demolition. The proposed demolition cost was estimated at more than $330,000. Board President Dr. Taylor Kingman said the pause allows community members to try to save an important piece of local history.