Flint River Academy

Private school in Meriwether County

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Flint River Academy (FRA) is a segregation academy in Woodbury, Georgia, United States. It is a member of the Georgia Independent School Association. The school was founded in 1967, when the Federal government was beginning to mandate school integration.^[3] The school educates students in grades PK-12 and while the school handbook says it does not discriminate based on race, as of 2020 the overwhelming majority of students were white.

History

As of 1970, the students were bused to the school from 13 counties. The school urged parents to pool funds to buy buses and pay drivers.^[4] According to the Southern Regional Council, 45% of FRA students were bused to school, with an average one way travel distance of 20 miles.^[5]

In 1972, Flint River Academy was expelled from Georgia Association of Independent Schools because the school refused to cut ties with segregationists.^[6] Segregationist Georgia Governor Lester Maddox dedicated the school at its opening.

Demographics

Although the school handbook states the school does not discriminate based on race,^[7] 209 of 212 students, or 98.6%, were white as of 2020.^[8] As of the 2020 school year, the school reported to the NCES that they had 212 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Of those, 209 or 98.6% were White, 2, or less than 1% were Black, and 1 was of two or more races.^[8] The city of Woodbury is 38% White,^[9] while the county is 40% White.^[10]

Activities

Students at Flint River Academy compete in art shows, Literary, and One Act play.^[11] Flint River Academy won first place in 2011 in the GISA AA Division of Math Bowl in Americus, Georgia at Georgia Southwestern State University.^[12]

Campus

In 2011, Flint River Academy added a 13,000-square-foot (1,200 m²) building for students in grades 5 through 8.^[13]

References

^ "Flint River Academy Headmaster". Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^ ^a ^b ^c ^d "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for Flint River Academy". National Center for Education Statistics. Institute of Education Sciences. Retrieved May 7, 2021.
^ Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity. United States Senate. March 3–6, 1971. Retrieved 17 June 2020.
^ Brown, Junie (May 31, 1970). "Busing Children A Southern Way of Life". Atlanta Constitution. p. 9.
^ Reich, Kenneth (May 11, 1970). "Private School Bussing Cited in Dixie survey". Los Angeles Times. p. 12.
^ "Six Schools kicked out for alleged segregation". Aiken Standard. May 1, 1972. p. 9 – via Newspapers.com. Six schools have been banished from the Georgia Association of Independent Schools (GAIS) after being accused of maintaining segregationist ties... They are ... Flint River Academy in Macon
^ "School Handbook 2022-2023" (PDF). p. 4. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
^ ^a ^b "National Center for Education Statistics". Archived from the original on 29 October 2022. Retrieved 30 October 2022.
^ "Explore Census Data". data.census.gov. Retrieved 14 December 2021.
^ "U.S. Census website". United States Census Bureau. Retrieved 14 May 2011.
^ "Flint River Fine Arts". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
^ "Flint River Academy". Archived from the original on 2011-05-02. Retrieved 2011-05-20.
^ "New Building". Archived from the original on 2011-05-03. Retrieved 2011-05-20.