Lawrence County Academy

Private school in the United States
31°37′17″N 90°04′10″W / 31.6212561°N 90.069361°W / 31.6212561; -90.069361InformationTypePrivateEstablished1970 (1970)[2]ClosedLate 1980s (Late 1980s)[2]Final principalAutry Donnie SmithGradesPK–12Enrollment158[1] (1985)Campus typeRuralNicknameRebelsAccreditationSouthern Association of Colleges and SchoolsAffiliationMississippi Association of Independent Schools

Lawrence County Academy was a private, co-educational PK–12 school in Lawrence County, Mississippi, near Monticello.[1] The school has been described as a segregation academy.[2]

History

In January 1970, the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit ordered Mississippi to desegregate its public schools. Lawrence County Academy was founded in 1970 as a segregation academy.[2] The school's team nickname was Rebels.[2]

The school closed in September, 1986 due to declining enrollment.[3][2]

In 2018 Mississippi Senate special election, Cindy Hyde-Smith was criticized for attendance at the school.[4]

Notable people

See also

  • flagMississippi portal
  • iconSchools portal

References

  1. ^ a b c "CIC's School Directory, Volume 25". Curriculum Information Center. 1986. ISSN 0162-9646. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  2. ^ a b c d e f g h Pittman, Ashton (November 23, 2018). "Hyde-Smith Attended All-White 'Seg Academy' to Avoid Integration". Jackson Free Press. Retrieved November 24, 2018.
  3. ^ "Lawrence Academy to close". Enterprise-Journal (McComb, Mississippi). September 3, 1986. Retrieved November 14, 2019.
  4. ^ "The Stories of "Segregation Academies," as Told by the White Students Who Attended Them". November 7, 2019.
  5. ^ "Simpson County Senate and House of Representatives". Simpson County News (Mendenhall, Mississippi). March 25, 2004. Retrieved November 14, 2019.


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