| Monroe Academy | |
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| Address | |
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4096 South Alabama Ave , 36460 United States | |
| Coordinates | 31°28′29″N 87°20′28″W / 31.47478°N 87.34100°W |
| Information | |
| School type | Private day school |
| Established | 1969 |
| CEEB code | 011848 |
| Head of school | Stephen Matthew Coker |
| Grades | K3 – 12 |
| Gender | Coeducational |
| Age range | 3-18 |
| Enrollment | 400 |
| Language | English |
| Color(s) | Orange and white |
| Fight song | Dixie |
| Mascot | Big Orange (Volunteer) |
| Nickname | Volunteers |
| Accreditation | Alabama Independent School Association |
| Yearbook | The Volunteer |
| Website | www |
Monroe Academy (often referred to as MA) is a private day school, accredited by the Alabama Independent School Association and the Southern Association of Colleges and Schools, which offers coeducational college preparatory classes for students from K-3 through grade 12.
Monroe Academy is located in Monroeville, Alabama and was founded in 1969 as a segregation academy.[1] In 1969, the headmaster told the Atlanta Constitution that he was "sure the integration was one of the primary reasons for the school be established".[2]
According to the Los Angeles Times, many parents struggled to afford the tuition and made financial sacrifices to avoid sending their children to racially integrated public schools.[3] In 1982, Jerry Steele, Monroe Academy's first board chairman, stated that the school's lack of racial integration was because the school "is run by the people who put up the money."[3]
The school has an enrollment of over 400 students, all of them white. As of 2022[update], although Monroe Academy has posted a non-discrimination policy on their website,[4] there has yet to be a single black student admitted.[5]
- ^ Bagley, Joseph (December 15, 2018). The politics of white rights: race, justice, and integrating Alabama's schools. Athens: University of Georgia Press. p. 180. ISBN 978-0-8203-5418-7. OCLC 1065537539.
- ^ Brown, Junie (November 9, 1969). "They spring up everywhere". Atlanta Constitution. p. 1.
- ^ a b Marlene, Cimons (March 1, 1982). "White Academies: Dual School Systems in South Thrive". The Los Angeles Times. Retrieved October 31, 2017.
- ^ "About the School". Monroe Academy.
- ^ Haynes, Tucker. "Why Should Tax Dollars Go to Schools Designed to Segregate?". p. 1. Retrieved November 14, 2017.