Brentwood Academy is a coeducational Christian independent college preparatory school located in Brentwood, Tennessee, for grades 6–12.

Brentwood Academy
Address
Map
219 Granny White Pike

,
37027

United States
Coordinates36°01′59″N 86°49′18″W / 36.0331798°N 86.8217969°W / 36.0331798; -86.8217969
Information
TypePrivate
MottoLatin: Vivat Veritas
(Let Truth Prevail)
Religious affiliation(s)Christian
Established1969
HeadmasterCurtis G. Masters
Grades6–12
Enrollment738[1] (2018)
Color(s)Red, white and blue    
NicknameEagles
Websitewww.brentwoodacademy.com

History edit

The charter of Brentwood Academy was signed on November 20, 1969, after ten acres of land on Granny White Pike was gifted by Tom P. Kennedy, Jr.[citation needed]

Brentwood Academy was among a wave of private schools formed in response the court ordered desegregation of public schools.[2] Brentwood Academy's leaders claimed the school was established to provide a sound, Christian education in a safer environment, but the sociologist Jennifer Dyer has argued that the school's stated objectives were simply a "guise" for the school's actual objective of allowing white parents to avoid enrolling their children in racially integrated public schools.[3][4] Despite the school's claim that it was not founded for the purpose of racial segregation, it did not enroll any Black students until 1974, and did not have a Black graduate until 1980.[5][6]

Applications to Brentwood Academy increased in 1980 after court rulings expanded desegregation busing in Nashville.[7] At the time, only four of Brentwood Academy's 360 students were black.[8]

In 2001, Brentwood Academy was a party in the United States Supreme Court case Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association.[9] The academy had sued the Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Association after the school was penalized for "undue influence" in recruiting football players, and the case was appealed to the Supreme Court. The court in this case held that a statewide association, incorporated to regulate interscholastic athletic competition among public and private schools, is regarded as engaging in state action when it enforces a rule against a member school.[10]

In 2016, after the election of Donald Trump, a group of students held a rally in which they antagonized students of color with racist chants within the halls of the school. The schools response was that "God is in control" of politics. In 2021, a group of alumni known as the Brentwood Academy Anti-Racism Community[11] complained to the board of trustees about insensitivity displayed to minorities, specifying among other things issues that occurred after the murders of Michael Brown and George Floyd, but noted months later that no action was taken by the school administration.[5][6][12]

In 2017, Brentwood Academy was accused of telling their staff not to report child abuse, including the rape of a 12-year-old child.[13][14]

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References edit

  1. ^ Sauber, Elaina (September 17, 2018). "What's happened in the Brentwood Academy case since it was filed 1 year ago". The Tennessean. Retrieved December 5, 2018.
  2. ^ O'Hara, Jim (July 22, 1972). "The 'Christian' schools are on the boom". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. B1 – via Newspapers.com.
  3. ^ Dyer, Jennifer Eaton (April 12, 2007). The Core Beliefs of Southern Evangelicals: A Psycho-Social Investigation of the Evangelical Megachurch Phenomenon. etd.library.vanderbilt.edu (PhD). Vanderbilt University. p. 23. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  4. ^ Nagasawa, Mako A. (January 6, 2021). Abortion Policy and Christian Social Ethics in the United States. Wipf and Stock. p. 286. ISBN 978-1-7252-7189-0.
  5. ^ a b Hineman, Brinley (March 3, 2021). "Brentwood Academy alumni speak out about racial insensitivity". Tennessean. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  6. ^ a b Hineman, Brinley (March 3, 2021). "Brentwood Academy alumni speak out about racial insensitivity (cont)". Tennessean. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  7. ^ Cluman, Carl (January 21, 1980). "Bus plan brings application rush for private schools". The Tennessean. Nashville. p. 59 – via Newspapers.com.
  8. ^ Ivey, Sandra; Crowe, Adell (August 6, 1980). "Private Schools nearly white". The Tennessean. p. 15 – via Newspapers.com.
  9. ^ Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn., 531 U.S. 288 (2001).
  10. ^ "Brentwood Academy v. Tennessee Secondary School Athletic Assn. | Casebriefs". www.casebriefs.com. Retrieved January 2, 2018.
  11. ^ "About Us".
  12. ^ "Brentwood Academy Anti-Racism Community". The Fairview Observer. January 4, 2022. pp. A2.
  13. ^ Boucher, Dave (August 20, 2017). "Schools Fail to Shield Kids". Tennessean. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  14. ^ Boucher, Dave (August 20, 2017). "Schools Fail to Shield Kids". Tennessean. Retrieved May 23, 2022.
  15. ^ "Brentwood Academy (Brentwood, TN) Alumni Pro Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  16. ^ "Kent Austin Stats". Pro-Football-Reference.com.
  17. ^ "Nashville's 50 greatest high school football players of all time". The Tennessean.
  18. ^ a b https://tssaasports.com/school/index.cfm?id=36&sportid=1
  19. ^ "Nashville's Ryan Carrethers picked by Chargers". The Tennessean.
  20. ^ "Bryce Jarvis Stats, Height, Weight, Position, Rookie Status & More". Baseball-Reference.com.
  21. ^ "Cam Johnson". Vanderbilt University Athletics - Official Athletics Website. May 4, 2019. Retrieved July 15, 2020.
  22. ^ https://springhillhomepage.com/brentwood-academy-alum-dawson-knox-heads-to-buffalo-bills-in-nfl-draft/
  23. ^ "Brentwood Academy grad MacIntyre named national coach of the year". December 16, 2016.
  24. ^ "Player of the week: Jalen Ramsey, Brentwood Academy". USA Today High School Sports. August 17, 2012.
  25. ^ "Wells named BA wrestling coach". The Tennessean.
  26. ^ "Patient Bumbalough finishes fifth in Boston Marathon | Nashville Post". Archived from the original on July 11, 2019.
  27. ^ "Top all-time Nashville area boys high school basketball players selected". The Tennessean.
  28. ^ "Darius Garland, three others suspended after locker room incident". December 7, 2017.
  29. ^ "Baseball: BA alum Jarvis drafted 18th by Arizona". June 10, 2020.
  30. ^ "Jacob Stallings Stats & Scouting Report - Baseball America". November 29, 2021.
  31. ^ "Tennessee: Mr. And Miss Basketball Finalists Named - MaxPreps".
  32. ^ "Nashville Sounds unveil new logo, uniforms to go with Texas Rangers affiliation". The Tennessean.
  33. ^ Dunkerley, Beville (June 11, 2014). "Producer Profile: Dann Huff". rollingstone.com. Retrieved March 13, 2018.
  34. ^ Schlansky, Evan (February 7, 2011). "Writer Of The Week: Gordon Kennedy". americansongwriter.com. ForASong Media. Retrieved February 27, 2018.
  35. ^ https://www.radioking.com/artist/holly-williams
  36. ^ "Brentwood Academy eighth-grader Blades Brown shoots 8-under on first day of state tournament". The Tennessean.
  37. ^ "Brentwood Academy rolls on without Garland | Nashville Post". Archived from the original on July 11, 2019.
  38. ^ "Titans Tab Former Vols' Kicker as Kicking Coach". July 30, 2021.

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