Watson Chapel Academy | |
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Address | |
Route 7, Sulphur Spring Road , | |
Coordinates | 34°11′19″N 92°04′10″W / 34.1887184°N 92.0694878°W / 34.1887184; -92.0694878 |
Information | |
Type | Private |
Established | 1971 |
Closed | 1985 |
Grades | K-12 |
Color(s) | Purple and Gold |
Watson Chapel Academy, better known as Chapel Academy (CA) was a private school in the Watson Chapel neighborhoodofPine Bluff, Arkansas. It was founded in 1971 as a segregation academy, which provided a means for white parents to keep their children from attending integrated public schools.[1]
Chapel Academy opened in 1971 with 199 students, along with nearby Jefferson Prep as one of two segregated alternatives to integrated public schools. The school was a member of Mid-South Association of Non-Public Schools, which primarily sponsored athletics.[2] Chapel Academy closed in 1985.[3]
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