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
Location
Coordinates33.6166917°N 88.6338622°W / 33.6166917; -88.6338622
Information
Opened1966[1]
NCES School ID00735523
PrincipalCathy Davis
Faculty30[2]
Enrollment269 (2016[2])
TeamsRaiders
AccreditationMississippi Association of Independent Schools
Southern Association of Colleges and Schools
Websitewww.edline.net/pages/Oak_Hill_Academy
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

  1. 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.
  2. "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 8 January 2018.
  3. "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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