Rebul Academy
History
REBUL Academy was founded in 1967 as a segregation academy. In 1968, REBUL Academy was one of the founding members of the Mississippi Private School Association. The school lost its tax exempt status in 1970 as the result of a determination by the IRS that it had discriminatory admission practices. It did not get tax-exempt status until 1993.
In the fall of 1968, its first year of operation, the school had 83 students. It grew to 162 students in 1969 and 262 in 1970.
In June 2006, the gymnasium was destroyed in a fire.
REBUL Academy's name derives from the communities it serves - Raymond, Edwards, Bolton, Utica, and Learned.
Demographics
According to NCES, as of the 2021-2022 school year, the school had a total of 51 students in kindergarten through 12th grade. Of these 51, 100% were White.
There were a total of 7 teachers in grades kindergarten through 12th, for a student teacher ratio of 7.3.
Athletics
REBUL Academy fields teams in archery, basketball, and softball. The school participates in Class 2A, the smallest class of MAIS.
Controversies
In 2020, a REBUL Academy coach, Christopher Ingram, was arrested for an off-campus incident of having sex with a 17-year-old student and for making claims about his son dying of cancer to raise money. In 2022, he was convicted and sentenced to 15 years for both crimes.
References
- ^ "Rebul Academy Inc Form 990 2014" (PDF). ProPublica. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ https://egrove.olemiss.edu/cgi/viewcontent.cgi?article=2852&context=etd
- ^ "... schools lose tax-exempt status". Arizona Republic. 20 August 1970. p. 23. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "I.R.S. MOVE PERILS WHITE SCHOOL AID". New York Times. August 20, 1971. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ "Rebul Academy Inc Form 990 2016". ProPublica. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
- ^ "Rebul academy announces 1970-1971 Registration Day". Jackson Clarion-Ledger. May 9, 1970.
- ^ "Summer fire leaves former facility in ruins". Northeast Ledger. Jackson Clarion-Ledger. August 16, 2006.
- ^ "Rebul academy announces 1970-1971 Registration Day". Jackson Clarion-Ledger. May 9, 1970.
- ^ "REBUL Academy". National Center For Education Statistics. Archived from the original on March 11, 2024. Retrieved 11 March 2024.
- ^ https://www.clarionledger.com/story/sports/high-school/2021/03/04/mais-realignment-2021-23-mississippi-private-schools-jackson/6920793002/
- ^ https://www.wapt.com/article/former-teacher-coach-christopher-ingram-pleads-guilty-to-s-ex-charges-involving-student/42232834
