Tiftarea Academy

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Tiftarea Academy
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Location
Tiftarea Academy
3144 Highway 41 North

Chula
,
Georgia
31733

United States
Coordinates 31°32′29″N83°32′06″W / 31.5413056°N 83.5350128°W / 31.5413056; -83.5350128
Information
Other nameTA
Type Private school
MottoCommitted to Excellence
Established1969 [1]
HeadmasterBill Shellnut [1]
GradesPK–12
Gender Co-educational
ColorsGold and Blue   
Athletics conference GISA Class AAA [2]
MascotPanther
Nickname Panthers
Website www.tiftareaacademy.com

Tiftarea Academy (TA) is a PK–12 co-educational private school in Chula, Georgia, United States.

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History

Tiftarea Academy was founded in response to the federally mandated racial desegregation of public schools. [3] According to Mike Bowler of the Atlanta Journal-Constitution , in 1970, the school could be described as a segregation academy. [3]

In 1972, the school did not enroll any black students. [4] As of 2019, the academy's enrollment of 676 students included 2.4% Asians, 0.5% African Americans and 0.5% Hispanic students. [5]

References

  1. 1 2 "Welcome". Tiftarea Academy. Retrieved October 9, 2019.
  2. ↑ "Georgia Independent Schools Association 2019-2020 Home Regions" (PDF). Georgia Independent Schools Association. 2019.
  3. 1 2 Bowler, Mike (1970). "Private School Issues a Non-Bias Policy". Equal educational opportunity: hearings before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, second session 92nd Congress, first session. United States Congress. pp. 2033–2034.{{cite book}}: |work= ignored (help)
  4. ↑ Steward, Jim (September 11, 1972). "Private School Aid Pending". Atlanta Constitution. p. 5A. Retrieved October 9, 2019– via Newspapers.com.
  5. ↑ "Tiftarea Academy Students". Niche. Retrieved October 10, 2019.
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