Jamestown Academy (Virginia)
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| Jamestown Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
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James City County, Virginia | |
| Coordinates | 37°18′22″N 76°44′09″W / 37.306149°N 76.73587299°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Opened | 1964 |
| Closed | 1989 |
| Grades | K-8 |
| Campus size | 8 acres (3.2 ha) |
| Campus type | Suburban |
Jamestown Academy was a private school in James City County, Virginia, established in 1964 when the local public schools were ordered to desegregate following the landmark Brown v. Board of Education Supreme Court ruling.[1]
Tuition at Jamestown was covered in part by state tuition grants. Grants to a "nonprofit, nonsectarian private school", even segregation academies, were upheld by the Third Circuit Court of Appeals.[2] On March 9, 1965, in Griffin v. State Board of Education, state tuition grants to white-only schools were found to be unconstitutional.[3]
The school closed in 1989.[4]
