Itawamba County School District

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Itawamba County School District
Location
United States
District information
Type Public
Grades Pre-K12th
SuperintendentTeresa McNeece
Other information
Board members School Board Member Listing
Website Itawamba County School District

The Itawamba County School District is a public school district based in Fulton, Mississippi, United States. The district's boundaries parallel that of Itawamba County.

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Schools

Demographics

2006–07 school year

There were a total of 3,695 students enrolled in the Itawamba County School District during the 2006–2007 school year. The gender makeup of the district was 50% female and 50% male. The racial makeup of the district was 90.45% White, 8.15% African American, 1.00% Hispanic, 0.30% Asian, and 0.11% Native American. [5] 42.1% of the district's students were eligible to receive free lunch. [6]

Previous school years

School YearEnrollmentGender MakeupRacial Makeup
FemaleMaleAsianAfrican
American
HispanicNative
American
White
2005–06 [5] 3,77950%50%0.32%8.23%0.85%0.08%90.53%
2004–05 [5] 3,78950%50%0.26%7.71%0.74%0.05%91.24%
2003–04 [5] 3,82350%50%0.21%7.45%0.60%0.03%91.71%
2002–03 [7] 3,78149%51%0.26%7.80%0.56%91.38%

Accountability statistics

2006–07 [8] 2005–06 [9] 2004–05 [10] 2003–04 [11] 2002–03 [12]
District accreditation statusAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccreditedAccredited
School performance classifications
Level 5 (Superior Performing) Schools10110
Level 4 (Exemplary) Schools46424
Level 3 (Successful) Schools10132
Level 2 (Under Performing) Schools00000
Level 1 (Low Performing) Schools00000
Not Assigned00000

Controversies

In 2010, Itawamba Agricultural High School found itself in the national media twice for LGBT-related issues. In one incident, a transgender student was suspended for wearing heels and makeup. [13] [14] In another incident, the school's prom was cancelled after a lesbian student said that she wanted to bring her girlfriend and wear a tuxedo. [15] [16] [17] [18]

In 2011, Itawamba Agricultural High School received reports that several female students had been subjected to unwanted sexual comments and touching by some of the school's coaches. A student posted an original lyric concerning the incidents. The school transferred the student to another school as discipline. The student then brought a lawsuit against the school district. The case went to the United States Court of Appeals for the Fifth Circuit which ruled against the student who then asked the Supreme Court to hear an appeal on First Amendment grounds. [19]

See also

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The 2010 Itawamba County School District prom controversy took place in Itawamba County, Mississippi, and began when lesbian student Constance McMillen was refused permission to take her girlfriend to the Itawamba County Agricultural High School prom. As a result of a lawsuit brought against the school, the school canceled the prom. Parents were encouraged to organize a private prom, but they canceled it. A second private prom was organized and represented to be the official prom. Meanwhile, parents organized a secret prom to which McMillen was not invited and which most of the student body attended. The school district settled the lawsuit by agreeing to a payment to McMillen and adoption of a sexual orientation non-discrimination policy.

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