Monroe Academy

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Monroe Academy
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Location
Monroe Academy
4096 South Alabama Ave

,
36460

United States
Coordinates 31°28′29″N87°20′28″W / 31.47478°N 87.34100°W / 31.47478; -87.34100
Information
School type Private day school
Established1969(56 years ago) (1969)
CEEB code 011848
Head of schoolStephen Matthew Coker
GradesK3 – 12
Gender Coeducational
Age range3-18
Enrollment400
LanguageEnglish
Color(s)Orange and white
  
Fight song Dixie
MascotBig Orange (Volunteer)
Nickname Volunteers
Accreditation Alabama Independent School Association
YearbookThe Volunteer
Website www.monroeacademy.org

Monroe Academy (often referred to as MA) is a private day school, accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which offers coeducational college preparatory classes for students from K-3 through grade 12.

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Monroe Academy is located in Monroeville, Alabama and was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy. [1] In 1969, the headmaster told the Atlanta Constitution that he was "sure the integration was one of the primary reasons for the school be established". [2]

According to the Los Angeles Times, many parents struggled to afford the tuition and made financial sacrifices to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools. [3] In 1982, Jerry Steele, Monroe Academy's first board chairman, stated that the school's lack of racial integration was because the school "is run by the people who put up the money." [3]

The school has an enrollment of over 400 students, all of them white. As of 2022, although Monroe Academy has posted a non-discrimination policy on their website, [4] there has yet to be a single black student admitted. [5]

Notable alumni

References

  1. Bagley, Joseph (December 15, 2018). The politics of white rights: race, justice, and integrating Alabama's schools. Athens: University of Georgia Press. p. 180. ISBN   978-0-8203-5418-7. OCLC   1065537539.
  2. Brown, Junie (November 9, 1969). "They spring up everywhere". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1.
  3. 1 2 Marlene, Cimons (March 1, 1982). "White Academies: Dual School Systems in South Thrive". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
  4. "About the School". Monroe Academy.
  5. Haynes, Tucker. "Why Should Tax Dollars Go to Schools Designed to Segregate?". p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2017.
  6. "B.J. Wallace" . Retrieved November 14, 2017.