Coosa High School

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Coosa High School
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Address
Coosa High School
4454 Alabama Hwy NW

Rome
,
Georgia 30165

United States
Coordinates 34°15′48″N85°18′15″W / 34.26332°N 85.304237°W / 34.26332; -85.304237
Information
School type Public high school
School district Floyd County School District
NCES District ID130219000937
NCES School ID1302190
Principal Judson Cox
Grades 9-12
Enrollment898 (in 2021–2022) [1]
Color(s)    Black, Silver, White
Team nameEagles
Website www.floydboe.net/coosahigh

Coosa High School is a public high school in unincorporated Floyd County, Georgia, United States, with a Rome, Georgia postal address. [2] A part of the Floyd County School District, it serves the areas of Garden Lakes,[ citation needed ] Cave Spring, Alto Park, [3] and Coosa Valley.[ citation needed ]

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About

The school colors are black and white. Since May 2021, the principal is Judson Cox, who was preceded by LaDonna Turrentine in the role. [4] [5] [6]

Coosa High School receives Title 1 funding. [1] In 2022, U.S. News & World Report placed Coosa High School 240 of the 476 high schools in Georgia, and 10,511 out of 17,245 high schools nationally. [7] In 2020–2021, the total minority enrollment is 41%, and 66% of students at the school are economically disadvantaged. [7]

History

Social justice issues

In 2021, the school garnered national attention when four white students were filmed at the school carrying the Confederate flag and using racial slurs on themed "farm day", and the school took no action against these students. [8] [9] A group of racially mixed students planned a protest and the school suspended several of the planners. All of the suspended students were black. [10]

Reports of racism by teachers and some white students against African-American students at Coosa High School, and the refusal of the Floyd County School District to take disciplinary action against the racist behavior have resulted in the school district and board of education in Floyd County being sued by the students and mothers of the students. [11] [12] The civil lawsuit also cites the incident of students wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts have been suspended, despite the fact the school has taken no action against racist students who used racial slurs against African-American or students who carried the Confederate flag on school grounds. [13] [8]

Notable alumni

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References

  1. 1 2 "Coosa High School (2021–2022 school year)". National Center for Educational Statistics (NCES).
  2. ↑ "Home". Coosa High School. Retrieved 2022-07-16. 4454 Alabama Hwy., Rome, GA 30165
    it has a Rome postal address but is not in the Rome city limits - Compare to: "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Floyd County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau . Retrieved 2022-07-16.
  3. ↑ "School Distrist's(sic) Feeder Patterns". Floyd County School District. 2008-06-01. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2022-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  4. ↑ "Rome NAACP hears racism concerns of Coosa High parents, looking for response from Floyd County school system". Northwest Georgia News. October 10, 2021.
  5. ↑ "FCS announces new administration for Coosa High and Alto Park". WGJK-FM. 2021-05-27. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  6. ↑ "Floyd County Schools announces new principals for Pepperell, Coosa, Alto Park". Northwest Georgia News. May 27, 2021. Retrieved 2023-04-06. Judson Cox will become the principal of Coosa High School...LaDonna Turrentine, the current CHS principal, will be the new principal at Alto Park Elementary School.
  7. 1 2 "Coosa High School (2020–2021)". U.S. News & World Report . 2022.
  8. 1 2 "Coosa High School Lawsuit Reveals Double Standards Around Race in Schools". WNYC Studios. June 6, 2022. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
  9. ↑ Johnson, Corey W.; Parry, Diana C. (2022-06-30). Fostering Social Justice through Qualitative Inquiry: A Methodological Guide. Taylor & Francis. pp. 19–20. ISBN   978-1-000-59737-0.
  10. ↑ Spencer, Christian (2021-10-14). "After white students displayed Confederate flag at school, Black students suspended for planning protest". The Hill . Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  11. ↑ "Suspended students sue school district for blocking protest, ignoring complaints of racism". Fox 5 Atlanta. 17 May 2022.
  12. ↑ Lynch, Jamiel (May 18, 2022). "Students at a Georgia high school file civil lawsuit claiming racial discrimination by the school and district". CNN .
  13. ↑ "Black Georgia students suspended for wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts file lawsuit". WSB TV. 17 May 2022.
  14. ↑ "Famous People From Georgia's Rome- How Many Do You Know?!". Georgia's Rome Office of Tourism. 2018-04-27. Retrieved 2023-04-06.
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