Tiftarea Academy
| Tiftarea Academy | |
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3144 Highway 41 North , 31733 United States | |
| 31°32′29″N 83°32′06″W / 31.5413056°N 83.5350128°W | |
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| Other name | TA |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | Committed to Excellence |
| Established | 1969[1] |
| Headmaster | Bill Shellnut[1] |
| Grades | PK–12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Colors | Gold and Blue |
Athletics conference | GISA Class AAA[2] |
| Mascot | Panther |
| Nickname | Panthers |
| Website | www |
Tiftarea Academy (TA) is a PK–12 co-educational private school in Chula, Georgia, United States.
History
[edit]Tiftarea Academy was founded in response to the federally mandated racial desegregation of public schools.[3] According to Mike Bowler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution, in 1970, the school could be described as a segregation academy.[3]
In 1972, the school did not enroll any black students.[4] As of 2019, the academy's enrollment of 676 students included 2.4% Asians, 0.5% African Americans and 0.5% Hispanic students.[5]
References
[edit]- 1 2 "Welcome". Tiftarea Academy. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Georgia Independent Schools Association 2019-2020 Home Regions" (PDF). Georgia Independent Schools Association. 2019.
- 1 2 Bowler, Mike (1970). "Private School Issues a Non-Bias Policy". Equal educational opportunity: hearings before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, second session 92nd Congress, first session. United States Congress. pp. 2033–2034.
{{cite book}}:|work=ignored (help) - ↑ Steward, Jim (September 11, 1972). "Private School Aid Pending". Atlanta Constitution. p. 5A. Retrieved October 9, 2019 – via Newspapers.com.
- ↑ "Tiftarea Academy Students". Niche. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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