Calhoun Academy (Mississippi)

Calhoun Academy
Calhoun Academy in 1984
Address
Calhoun Academy
9 County Road 406
Pittsboro, Mississippi 38916
United States
Coordinates 33°54′52″N 89°19′33″W / 33.914434°N 89.3259218°W / 33.914434; -89.3259218Coordinates: 33°54′52″N 89°19′33″W / 33.914434°N 89.3259218°W / 33.914434; -89.3259218
Information
Type Private
Established 1968
Headmaster Donald Pendergrast
Nickname Cougars
Website https://www.calhounacademycougars.org

Calhoun Academy (CA) is a private school in Pittsboro, Mississippi founded in 1968. They are know for their All American running back Cole Baker

History

When the Federal government began forcing Mississippi schools to accept black students, many white parents sought ways to avoid sending their children to school with black children. In 1968, Calhoun Academy was created to give white students the opportunity of a segregated education.[1][2]

In 1970, Calhoun Academy lost its tax exempt status when it declined to share its admissions policies with the IRS.[3]

In 1972, the Calhoun County board of education adopted a policy that public school teachers must enroll their children in public schools as a condition of retaining their employment.[4] When 3 teachers were dismissed under this policy, they sued in federal court, alleging that the schoolboard had violated their First Amendment right to freedom of association and Fourteenth Amendment rights to due process and equal protection.[1]

District court Judge William Keady ruled that Calhoun Academy was a racially discriminatory institution and the school board's policy was a permissible regulation to eliminate racial discrimination.[1] The ruling was upheld in a 2-1 ruling by the 5th Circuit Court of Appeals.[4] The Supreme Court initially agreed to review the case, but ultimately declined to hear an appeal.[5][6]

Campus

The campus is located at the intersection of Highway 9 and Academy Road.

Drug testing

All students in grades 6-12 are subject to mandatory drug testing.[7]

Demographics

As of 2012, the student population was 100% white.[8]

References

  1. 1 2 3 4 Cook v. Hudson, 365 F. Supp. 855 - Dist. Court, ND Mississippi (1973)
  2. ↑ Drinkwater Jr, W. Wayne, and Charles Claiborne Barksdale. Cook v. Hudson: The State's Interest in Integration versus the First Amendment Rights on the Public Schoolteacher Miss. LJ 45 (1974): 953.
  3. ↑ "11 Miss. private schools lose tax-exempt status". Hattiesburg American. August 18, 1970. p. 1.
  4. 1 2 Cook v. Hudson, 511 F. 2d 744 - Court of Appeals, 5th Circuit (1975)
  5. ↑ "SUPREME COURT SIDESTEPS MISSISSIPPI TEACHER CASE". The New York Times. 1976-12-08. ISSN 0362-4331. Retrieved 2017-11-14.
  6. ↑ Cook v. Hudson 429 U.S. 165 (1976)
  7. ↑ "2013-2014 Student Handbook". Calhoun Academy Cougars. Retrieved 14 November 2017.
  8. ↑ "Students". Retrieved 13 November 2017.
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