Autauga Academy
| Autauga Academy | |
|---|---|
| Address | |
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497 Golson Road 36067 United States | |
| Coordinates | 32°28′18″N 86°32′44″W / 32.4716102°N 86.5454269°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Founded | 1969 |
| CEEB code | 012218 |
| NCES School ID | 00002722 |
| Faculty | 21.3[1] |
| Grades | PK-12 |
| Enrollment | 306 (2016[1]) |
| Color(s) | |
| Mascot | General |
| Nickname | Generals |
| Website | www |
Autauga Academy is a private coed PK-12 school in Prattville, Alabama, the seat of Autauga County.
History
[edit]Autauga Private Academy was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy.[2] It is distinct from a seminary of the same name founded in 1888.[3]
Autauga attracted the attention of the United States Commission on Civil Rights, prompting an inspection tour in 1982, along with eight other schools in Alabama[4]
In 2011 a black student, future National Football League tight end O. J. Howard — then a student at the school — was told by the headmaster of the school he could not bring a girl to the prom because she was white.[2]
Notable alumni
[edit]- Will Dismukes, Republican Alabama state politician known for his celebration of the KKK. Dismukes was arrested on 8/6 on suspicion of felony theft .[5]
- O. J. Howard, NFL player for the Tampa Bay Buccaneers
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Private School Universe Survey". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ a b Joseph, Goodman (May 30, 2016). "How the discrimination of Alabama football star O. J. Howard changed a school". AL.com. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Fallin, Wilson (August 17, 2007). Uplifting the People: Three Centuries of Black Baptists in Alabama. University of Alabama Press. ISBN 9780817315696. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Johnson, Wanda B. (December 1983). Fifteen Years Ago: Rural Alabama Revisited (PDF). U.S. Commission on Civil Rights. p. 4. Retrieved January 13, 2018.
- ^ Arrest Charges
