Talk:Sharkey-Issaquena Academy

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Founded in 1970?

Latest comment: 12 years ago2 comments2 people in discussion

I attended SIA for four years, and I'm pretty sure it was founded before 1970. (I've always believed it was founded in 1965, but I don't have a reference for that.) Having grown up in Rolling Fork, I'm pretty sure it was operating before 1970.

The link that's supposed to document the claim that it was founded in 1970 is not accessible without credentials, so I can't assess that source at all. --Tkynerd (talk) 15:37, 19 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

It's a little murky, true. I have one source saying that the enrollment doubled between 1969 and 1970 and another saying that the school was founded in 1970. The paywalled source says:

Rolling Fork's Sharkey Issaquena Academy, referred to as SIA, has been 100 percent white since it opened in 1970 as an alternative to integrated public schools.

The school's website seems to have nothing. I thought myself that 1970 was a little late for a seg academy to be founded. 1965 surely makes more sense. I'm at a loss. (It's nice to know someone's looking at the page, though).— alf laylah wa laylah (talk) 15:48, 19 July 2012 (UTC)Reply

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