Echols County School District
The Echols County School District is a public school district in Echols County, Georgia, United States, based in Statenville.
It is the only school district in the county. It serves the communities of Fruitland and Statenville.
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School building
Schools
The Echols County School District has one elementary-middle-high school, all in one building.
The facilities are in unincorporated areas.
Schools:
- Echols County Elementary/Middle School
- Echols County High School
Litigation
In 2020, the school district settled a racial discrimination case brought by a teacher who had been the only Black teacher in the district until she was fired in 2018 over alleged financial improprieties.
References
- ^ "Free US Geocoder". Archived from the original on May 11, 2011. Retrieved June 8, 2010.
- ^ School Stats, Retrieved September 8, 2015.
- ^ "2020 CENSUS - SCHOOL DISTRICT REFERENCE MAP: Echols County, GA" (PDF). U.S. Census Bureau. Retrieved September 27, 2024. - Text list
- ^ "Schools in Echols County". Georgia Board of Education. Retrieved October 1, 2010.
- ^ "General Highway Map Echols County" (PDF). Georgia Department of Transportation. Retrieved September 27, 2024.
- ^ Georgia Board of Education, Retrieved March 11, 2012.
- ^ Land, Greg (December 14, 2020). "Fired Southeast Georgia Teacher Settles Race Discrimination Case for $137K". Daily Report. Retrieved December 16, 2020.
- ^ Richards, Terry (July 20, 2020). "Echols school system faces racial discrimination lawsuit". Valdosta Daily Times. Retrieved December 16, 2020.