Grace Christian School (Florida)

Grace Christian School
Location
Valrico , (Hillsborough County) , Florida United States
Coordinates	27°57′46″N82°15′14″W / 27.9629°N 82.2538°W / 27.9629; -82.2538
Information
Type	Private School, high school
Established	1974
Principal	Barry McKeen [1]
Grades	K–12
Color(s)	Red, White, and Blue
Team name	Patriots
Accreditation	National Christian School Association
Website	www.gracechristianschool.com

Grace Christian School (GCS) is a private pre-K-12 Christian school located in Valrico, Florida, United States. It was established in 1974.

College courses

GCS has partnered with Southeastern University to offer dual-enrollment classes. ^[2]

Athletics

The school's athletic teams are referred to as the Patriots. The school fields teams in soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball. ^[3]

Arrests

In March of 2022, a fifth grade teacher, Stephen Robb, was arrested on multiple charges of child pornography. ^[4]

In July of 2024, the school’s music teacher, Denzel Proctor, was arrested under charges of battery and impregnating a student. ^[5]

Views on sexuality

In August 2022, it was announced via email that the school would recognise students only by the gender and name on their birth certificate, and would ask any LGBT students to leave the school. The email, sent by the school before the start of the school year, went on to say "Students who are found participating in these lifestyles will be asked to leave the school immediately." ^{[6] [7] [8]}

References

1. "About" . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
2. Hopkins, Libby (August 26, 2015). "Grace Christian School Offers College Credit Class For The Fall Term". Osprey Observer. Retrieved April 13, 2016.
3. "Varsity Sports" . Retrieved April 13, 2016.
4. https://www.abcactionnews.com/news/region-hillsborough/grace-community-church-teacher-arrested-on-child-porn-charges
5. https://www.teamhcso.com/News/PressRelease/4405e673-b1f5-4b14-a9f6-2170caa62286/24-142
6. "Florida Christian school says it will refer to students only by 'biological gender,' asks gay and transgender students to leave". NBC News. Retrieved August 19, 2022.
7. Administrations response to the NBC article!!! | By Grace Christian School - Valrico, Florida | Facebook , retrieved August 19, 2022
8. "Hillsborough County private Christian school asks gay, transgender students to leave". WFLA. August 19, 2022. Retrieved August 19, 2022.

External links

• Official site