Coosa High School

Coosa High School is a public high school in unincorporated Floyd County, Georgia, United States, with a Rome postal address.[3] A part of the Floyd County School District, it serves the areas of Garden Lakes, Cave Spring, Alto Park,[4] and Coosa Valley. The school colors are black and white.

Coosa High School
Address
4454 Alabama Hwy NW

Rome
,
Georgia 30165

United States
Coordinates34°15′48″N 85°18′15″W
Information
School typePublic high school
School districtFloyd County School District
PrincipalJudson Cox[1]
Grades9-12
Enrollment657 (2019-2020)[2]
Color(s)   
Team nameEagles
Websitewww.floydboe.net/coosahigh

In 2021, four white students were filmed at the school carrying the Confederate flag and using racial slurs and the school took no action against these students. A group of racially mixed students planned a protest and the school suspended several of the planners. All of the suspended students were black.[5]

Reports of racism by teachers and some white students against African-American students at Coosa High School, and the refusal of the Floyd County School District to take disciplinary action against the racist behavior have resulted in the school district and board of education in Floyd County being sued by the students and mothers of the students.[6][7] The lawsuit also cites the incident of students wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts have been suspended, despite the fact the school has taken no action against racist students who used racial slurs against African-American or students who carried the Confederate flag on school grounds.[8]

Notable alumni

References
  1. "Rome NAACP hears racism concerns of Coosa High parents, looking for response from Floyd County school system".
  2. "School Profile / School Profile". Retrieved October 4, 2019.
  4. "School Distrist's(sic) Feeder Patterns". Floyd County School District. 2008-06-01. Archived from the original on 2008-06-01. Retrieved 2022-07-16.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: bot: original URL status unknown (link)
  5. Spencer, Christian (2021-10-14). "After white students displayed Confederate flag at school, Black students suspended for planning protest". TheHill. Retrieved 2021-10-14.
  6. "Suspended students sue school district for blocking protest, ignoring complaints of racism". 17 May 2022.
  7. "Students at a Georgia high school file civil lawsuit claiming racial discrimination by the school and district".
  8. "Black Georgia students suspended for wearing Black Lives Matter T-shirts file lawsuit". 17 May 2022.
  9. Coosa High School
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