Buford City School District

Buford City School District
Address
2625 Sawnee Avenue
Buford, Gwinnett, Georgia 30518-2514
United States
Coordinates 34°07′44″N 83°58′56″W / 34.128769°N 83.982238°W / 34.128769; -83.982238Coordinates: 34°07′44″N 83°58′56″W / 34.128769°N 83.982238°W / 34.128769; -83.982238[1]
Information
Superintendent Joy Davis (Interim)
Faculty 152[2]
Grades Pre-school - 12
Enrollment 2,259[2]
Accreditation Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Georgia Accrediting Commission
Telephone (770) 945-5035
Website http://www.bufordcityschools.org/

Buford City School District is a school district in Gwinnett County, Georgia, United States. It has an enrollment of 2,689 as of the 2006-07 school year.[3] Buford City Schools was named the #1 Best School District in Georgia. Buford Academy was named the #1 Best Public Elementary School in Georgia. The Georgia Department of Education announces Buford Academy as a 2014 Highest-Performing School.[4]

Schools

  • Buford Elementary School (Principal: Tara Prince[5])
  • Buford Academy (Principal: Kaleen Pulley[6])
  • Buford Middle School (Principal: Melanie Reed[7])
  • Buford High School (Principal: Ed Shaddix[8])

Superintendent Resignation after Alleged Use of Racist Term

Dr. Geye Hamby was put on administrative leave on August 21, 2018, after recordings surfaced in which a person (allegedly Dr. Hamby) repeatedly and casually used the n-word.[9] Dr. Hamby resigned on August 24, 2018, as a result of the recordings.[10]

See also

References

  1. ↑ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on 2011-05-11. Retrieved 2010-06-01.
  2. 1 2 School Stats, Retrieved June 1, 2010.
  3. ↑ Education Statistics, National Center for (July 2006). "Search for Public School Districts - District Detail for Buford City". Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  4. ↑ Schools, Buford City (2006). "Central Office". Archived from the original on 2009-07-17. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  5. ↑ School, Buford Elementary. "Administration". Archived from the original on 2009-01-06. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  6. ↑ Academy, Buford. "BA Admin". Archived from the original on 2011-02-24. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  7. ↑ School, Buford Middle. "faculty and staff". Archived from the original on 2008-09-05. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  8. ↑ School, Buford High (2006). "Dr. Bitterman". Archived from the original on 2011-07-25. Retrieved 2009-05-31.
  9. ↑ Hughes, Isabel (2018). "Buford City Schools Superintendent Geye Hamby placed on administrative leave".
  10. ↑ Gwinnett Daily Post (2018). "Buford City Schools Superintendent Geye Hamby resigns amid lawsuit claiming racial discrimination".
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