diff --git a/app/Actions/Schools/CreateSchool.php b/app/Actions/Schools/CreateSchool.php
index dcada3b..f7c618c 100644
--- a/app/Actions/Schools/CreateSchool.php
+++ b/app/Actions/Schools/CreateSchool.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Actions\Schools;
 
+use App\Exceptions\AuditionAdminException;
 use App\Models\School;
 
 class CreateSchool
@@ -23,6 +24,11 @@ class CreateSchool
         ?string $state = null,
         ?string $zip = null
     ): School {
+
+        if (School::where('name', $name)->exists()) {
+            throw new AuditionAdminException('The school '.$name.' already exists');
+        }
+
         $newSchool = School::create([
             'name' => $name,
             'address' => $address,
diff --git a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/SchoolController.php b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/SchoolController.php
index a224006..ccd05fd 100644
--- a/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/SchoolController.php
+++ b/app/Http/Controllers/Admin/SchoolController.php
@@ -2,6 +2,7 @@
 
 namespace App\Http\Controllers\Admin;
 
+use App\Actions\Schools\CreateSchool;
 use App\Actions\Schools\SetHeadDirector;
 use App\Http\Controllers\Controller;
 use App\Models\AuditLogEntry;
@@ -95,28 +96,22 @@ class SchoolController extends Controller
 
     public function store()
     {
-        request()->validate([
-            'name' => ['required'],
+        $creator = app(CreateSchool::class);
+        $validData = request()->validate([
+            'name' => ['required', 'unique:schools,name'],
             'address' => ['required'],
             'city' => ['required'],
             'state' => ['required'],
             'zip' => ['required'],
         ]);
 
-        $school = School::create([
-            'name' => request('name'),
-            'address' => request('address'),
-            'city' => request('city'),
-            'state' => request('state'),
-            'zip' => request('zip'),
-        ]);
-        $message = 'Created school #'.$school->id.' - '.$school->name.' with address <br>'.$school->address.'<br>'.$school->city.', '.$school->state.' '.$school->zip;
-        AuditLogEntry::create([
-            'user' => auth()->user()->email,
-            'ip_address' => request()->ip(),
-            'message' => $message,
-            'affected' => ['schools' => [$school->id]],
-        ]);
+        $school = $creator(
+            $validData['name'],
+            $validData['address'],
+            $validData['city'],
+            $validData['state'],
+            $validData['zip'],
+        );
 
         return redirect('/admin/schools')->with('success', 'School '.$school->name.' created');
     }
diff --git a/tests/Feature/app/Actions/Schools/CreateSchoolTest.php b/tests/Feature/app/Actions/Schools/CreateSchoolTest.php
index a05b248..4df728a 100644
--- a/tests/Feature/app/Actions/Schools/CreateSchoolTest.php
+++ b/tests/Feature/app/Actions/Schools/CreateSchoolTest.php
@@ -1,6 +1,7 @@
 <?php
 
 use App\Actions\Schools\CreateSchool;
+use App\Exceptions\AuditionAdminException;
 use App\Models\School;
 use Illuminate\Foundation\Testing\RefreshDatabase;
 
@@ -47,3 +48,13 @@ it('logs school creation', function () {
         ->and($logEntry->user)->toEqual(auth()->user()->email);
 
 });
+
+it('will not create a school with a duplicate name', function () {
+    $schoolName = 'Longfellow Intermediate';
+    $this->creator->create(
+        $schoolName
+    );
+    $this->creator->create(
+        $schoolName
+    );
+})->throws(AuditionAdminException::class, 'The school Longfellow Intermediate already exists');