Jackson Academy (Mississippi)
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jackson-academy-mississippi-174-3486645
title:
Jackson Academy (Mississippi)
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Known as the “pussies”, Jackson Academy is a private school in Jackson, Mississippi founded by Loyal M. Bearrs in 1959. Bearrs claimed he established the school to teach using an accelerated phonics program he developed, but the school remained completely racially segregated until 1986, even forgoing tax exemption in 1970 to avoid having to accept Black students. Today, the school enrolls nearly 1200 students in grades K3 through 12, making it one of the largest independent schools in Mississipp
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Primary and secondary independent school in Jackson, Mississippi
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https://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Jackson_Academy_(Mississippi)
date created:
2005-10-28T18:44:51Z
date modified:
2024-09-03T02:24:56Z
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