Rock Academy

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Rock Academy
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Rock Academy
2277 Rosecrans St., San Diego CA 92106
Coordinates 32°44′09″N117°13′07″W / 32.7359°N 117.2187°W / 32.7359; -117.2187
Information
TypePrivate Christian school
Opened2002
Gradespre-K through 12
Enrollment405 (as of 2016)
Team nameWarriors
Website http://www.therockacademy.org

Rock Academy is a private Christian school in San Diego, California, serving students from pre-kindergarten through grade 12. It is accredited by the Western Association of Schools and Colleges and the Association of Christian Schools International. It had 405 students in 2016. [1]

Contents

History

The academy was founded in 2002 under the auspices of Rock Church, an evangelical megachurch founded in 2000 by Miles McPherson. The school opened in September 2002 in space rented from a Baptist church in the Linda Vista neighborhood of San Diego. At its opening, the school had a student body of 38 students from kindergarten through 6th grade, as well as a preschool. Seventh and eighth grade students were added in 2003. [2]

In 2007, the academy moved to its current home at 2277 Rosecrans Street, adjacent to Rock Church in Liberty Station and the historic former Naval Training Center San Diego in Point Loma. It then expanded to serve high school students.

Activities

The academy participates in athletics at the Division 6 (small school) level. In 2015 the Warriors went 8-3 in their division (8-man football) and reached the CIF finals for the San Diego area. [3]

Controversy

In 2010, the academy and the church were targets of a class action lawsuit by local residents of Liberty Station, claiming that the presence of the school and church had harmed their property values. [4] [5]

In 2013, a civil lawsuit was filed alleging that four young girls had been molested by a teacher at Rock Academy in 2009–10. The teacher was fired in 2010. There was a police investigation of the allegations in 2012, but no criminal charges were filed. [6]

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References

  1. "History". The Rock Academy. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
  2. "About the Academy". The Rock Academy website. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
  3. Norman, Danielle (November 17, 2015). "Calvin Christian Crusaders 68, The Rock Academy Warriors 8". KUSI. Retrieved 4 May 2016.
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  5. Grande, Allison (July 29, 2011). "Developer Seeks Coverage For Megachurch Suit". Law 360. Retrieved 13 June 2016.
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