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Nightclub in charter school permanently shut down

A nightclub that had operated on the premises of a city charter school has shut down permanently, Philadelphia School District officials said today.

The Harambee charter school in West Philadelphia housed a nightclub on weekends. School district officials said the club would shut down permanently (Matt Rourke / AP)
The Harambee charter school in West Philadelphia housed a nightclub on weekends. School district officials said the club would shut down permanently (Matt Rourke / AP)Read more
    by By Martha Woodall and Kristen A. Graham, INQUIRER STAFF WRITERS
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A nightclub that had operated on the premises of a city charter school has shut down permanently, Philadelphia School District officials said today.

After school hours, Club Damani had operated in the cafeteria of the Harambee Institute of Science and Technology Charter School. The club had served alcohol despite an expired liquor license.

In a letter to Superintendent Arlene Ackerman today, Harambee officials said that "as of March 30, 2010, the building located at 640 N. 66th Street is no longer being used as a banquet facility."

The charter school officials also told Ackerman that "all banquet facilities, equipment and supplies, including alcohol, have been removed from the building."

District officials visited Harambee today.