Greenbrier Christian Academy

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Greenbrier Christian Academy
Address
Greenbrier Christian Academy
311 Kempsville Road

Chesapeake
,
Virginia

United States
Coordinates 36°44′18″N76°13′57″W / 36.7382°N 76.2326°W / 36.7382; -76.2326
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TypePrivate Christian
Established1983
FounderH. Ron White
GradesP3 - 12
Color(s)   Blue and orange
MascotGators
RivalAtlantic Shores Christian
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Website http://www.gcagators.org

Greenbrier Christian Academy (GCA) is a private Christian school located in the Greenbrier section of Chesapeake, Virginia. It was founded in 1983.

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History

H. Ron White created GCA after serving in many education positions. After an informal informational meeting about starting a new school drew 180 participants, White set forth in creating the Chesapeake area's only Christian school without official ties to a local church. The school started by sharing space with the Bible Broadcasting Network and soon moved into its own building. [1] In 1994, the school, along with three other schools, decided to leave the Metro Conference for the Tidewater Conference of Independent Schools. [2] Today, however, the school's teams play in the Metro Athletic Conference once again. [3] In 1995, the school expanded again by opening a pre-Kindergarten through 7th grade lower school. [4]

2019 lawsuit

In August 2019, a lawsuit was brought against the academy by the family of a 5-year-old girl enrolled in the academy's preschool. According to the complaint, three boys in the girl's kindergarten class repeatedly molested her during naptimes throughout late 2017 and early 2018 while the teacher played music at her desk. While the academy, according to its own statement, investigated one such incident, no one from the school reported it to law enforcement. [5]

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References

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  2. ↑ "NEW COACH WORKS TO MOLD GATORS INTO TEAM". scholar.lib.vt.edu. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  3. ↑ "Virginia Independent Schools Athletic Association - Schools". www.visaa.org. Retrieved October 5, 2023.
  4. ↑ Cuthrell, Trudy. "SUFFOLK CHRISTIAN WILL OPEN THE SCHOOL". p. 10. Retrieved February 11, 2009.
  5. ↑ Daugherty, Scott. "Greenbrier Christian Academy denies kindergartners sexually assaulted classmate during naptime". p. 1. Retrieved August 28, 2020.
  6. ↑ "Eddie Butler Stats | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved February 3, 2017.
  7. ↑ "Gary Lee Independent Leagues Statistics & History | Baseball-Reference.com". Baseball-Reference.com. Retrieved March 23, 2017.
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