Douglas High School (Alabama)
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Douglas High School is a public high school
located in Douglas, Alabama
. The school was not affected historically by desegregation efforts within Alabama during the 1960s. By the Fall of 1970, following stringent desegregation
efforts throughout the state, the school's total enrollment of 448 numbered no Negro students and there were no Negro teachers on its 23-member faculty.
Currently, the school educates about 530 students in grades 9 – 12 in the Marshall County School System
.
High school
High school is a term used in parts of the English speaking world to describe institutions which provide all or part of secondary education. The term is often incorporated into the name of such institutions....
located in Douglas, Alabama
Douglas, Alabama
Douglas is a town in Marshall County, Alabama, in the United States. Douglas, a part of the Huntsville-Decatur Combined Statistical Area, reported a population of 744 in the 2010 census.-Geography:Douglas is located at ....
. The school was not affected historically by desegregation efforts within Alabama during the 1960s. By the Fall of 1970, following stringent desegregation
Desegregation
Desegregation is the process of ending the separation of two groups usually referring to races. This is most commonly used in reference to the United States. Desegregation was long a focus of the American Civil Rights Movement, both before and after the United States Supreme Court's decision in...
efforts throughout the state, the school's total enrollment of 448 numbered no Negro students and there were no Negro teachers on its 23-member faculty.
Currently, the school educates about 530 students in grades 9 – 12 in the Marshall County School System
Marshall County School System
The Marshall County School System consists of public schools serving Marshall County, Alabama, United States.As of 2007 Tim Nabors is the Superintendent of Marshall County Schools.-Member schools:*Asbury High School*Brindlee Mountain Middle School...
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