Tiftarea Academy
Private school in Chula, Georgia, United States
Tiftarea Academy (TA) is a PK–12 co-educational private school in Chula, Georgia, United States.
History
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
- ^ a b "Welcome". Tiftarea Academy. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
- ^ "Georgia Independent Schools Association 2019-2020 Home Regions" (PDF). Georgia Independent Schools Association. 2019.
- ^ a b 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 2019-10-10.
External links
- Official website
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Education in Tift County, Georgia
secondary schools
- Tift County School District
- Tift County HS
- Northeast Campus of Tift County HS
- Sixth Street Academy
- Grace Baptist Christian School
- Tiftarea Academy
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