The Heritage School, Newnan
| The Heritage School | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
  The Heritage School | |
2093 Highway 29 North , 30263 United States | |
| Coordinates | 33°25′41″N 84°45′37″W / 33.4281911°N 84.7602026°WCoordinates: 33°25′41″N 84°45′37″W / 33.4281911°N 84.7602026°W ⧼validator-fatal-error⧽ |
| Information | |
| Type | Private school |
| Motto | Think Beyond. |
| Established | 1970 |
| NCES School ID | 00297361[1] |
| Head of school | Kristin Skelly[2] |
| Teaching staff | 42.3 (on an FTE basis)[1] |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Gender | Co-educational |
| Enrollment | 425 (2015-2016)[1] |
| Student to teacher ratio | 9.8[1] |
| Hours in school day | 6.2[1] |
| Campus type | Suburban |
| Color(s) | Red, white, blue |
| Mascot | Hawk |
| Team name | Hawks |
| Accreditations | [3] |
| Division | GISA Division 1AAA |
| Website | www |
The Heritage School is a co-educational PK-12 private school in Newnan, Georgia, United States. It has a controversial history related to its founding during the period of public school desegregation.
History[edit]
In 1970, the school received a tax-exemption based on its non-discriminatory policy. [4]:1997 Before opening, the school ran newspaper advertisements informing the community of its non-discriminatory policy, but school leaders conceded that they did not expect any black applicants. The head of the local NAACP charged that the school only made the non-discriminatory pledge so it could retain its tax deduction while knowing no blacks would enroll due to the high tuition.[5]
The IRS decision to grant tax exempt status to the school was investigated by Senate Select Committee on Equal Education Opportunity. Senator Walter Mondale asked IRS commissioner Randolph W. Thrower to explain why the school had been granted tax exempt status in light of reports the school's headmaster told an undercover NAACP investigator that "no black applicants were expected" but the investigator's children could apply if they "had $750 in their ass pocket."[6][4]:2021[7][8]
References[edit]
- ↑ 1.0 1.1 1.2 1.3 1.4 "Search for Private Schools – School Detail for The Heritage School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved February 9, 2019.
- ↑ "Welcome from The Head". The Heritage School. Retrieved 9 February 2019.
- ↑ "National Association of Independent Schools".
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity (1970). Equal Educational Opportunity: Hearings Before the Select Committee on Equal Educational Opportunity, Ninety-first Congress, Second Session-92nd Congress, First Session. 10. U.S. Government Printing Office. Retrieved 14 January 2018. Search this book on
- ↑ Reich, Kenneth (August 8, 1970). "No-Bias School Gets No Black Applications". Los Angeles Times. p. 8E.
- ↑ Letter from Bob Vader, NAACP, to Senator Walter Mondale; August 7, 1970; Published in the Congressional Record
- ↑ Clymber, Adam (August 13, 1970). "IRS is attacked on 'academies' — Mondale says exemptions are based on 'hoax'". The Baltimore Sun. p. 1.
- ↑ Reich, Kenneth (March 28, 1971). "Administration Deceit Charge in Integration". Los Angeles Times. p. 4H.
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