Oak Hill Academy (Mississippi)
Oak Hill Academy is a private PK-12 school in West Point, Mississippi, the seat of Clay County, Mississippi. The school serves 269 students. It was founded as a segregation academy in 1966.
| Oak Hill Academy | |
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| Location | |
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| Coordinates | 33.6166917°N 88.6338622°W |
| Information | |
| Opened | 1966[1] |
| NCES School ID | 00735523 |
| Principal | Cathy Davis |
| Faculty | 30[2] |
| Enrollment | 269 (2016[2]) |
| Teams | Raiders |
| Accreditation | Mississippi Association of Independent Schools Southern Association of Colleges and Schools |
| Website | www |
| Last updated: 8 January 2018 | |
History
Oak Hill was refused tax-exempt status by the IRS in the 1970s for refusal to execute a policy of non-discrimination.[1]
The school's policy was a matter of questioning at the Senate confirmation of Lyonel Thomas Senter Jr. as a federal judge. His children attended Oak Hill.[1]
In 1987, Oak Hill was still an all-white school, as described in Fyfe v. Curlee.[3] In 2016, the school had no black students registered.[2]
References
- Selection and confirmation of Federal judges: hearing before the Committee on the Judiciary, United States Senate, Ninety-sixth Congress. United States. Congress. Senate. Committee on the Judiciary. 1981. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
- "902 F. 2d 401 - Fyfe v. Curlee". United States Court of Appeals, Fifth Circuit. June 5, 1990. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
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