Robert F. Munroe Day School
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Robert F. Munroe Day School is a K-12 private school in Gadsden County, Florida, which was opened as a segregation academy in 1970.{{Cite web |last=Flanigan |first=Tom |date=2021-06-14 |title=Gadsden County's Robert F. Munroe Day School Moving To A New Campus |url=https://news.wfsu.org/wfsu-local-news/2021-06-14/gadsden-countys-robert-f-munroe-day-school-moving-to-a-new-campus |access-date=2023-06-29 |website=WFSU News |language=en}}
History
As in many public school districts in the Southern United States, Gadsden County officials delayed their compliance with the U.S. Supreme Court's 1954 order to end segregation in public schools. In 1965, the first Black students began attending previously all-white schools in county schools. That same year, groups of white parents began organizing private schools, dubbed segregation academies, to keep their children from being educated alongside black students. One such group came together in 1968; the following year, the board incorporated a non-profit organization to launch what was to be called Gadsden Day School. Founding board member Robert Fraser Munroe died before the school opened its doors, and the remaining members renamed their segregation academy to honor his work in creating it.{{Cite web |date=2018-08-02 |title=Robert F. Munroe -> About Us -> Traditions and History |url=http://www.rfmunroe.org/RelId/622445/ISvars/default/Traditions_and_History.htm |access-date=2021-05-24 |website= |archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20180802071447/http://www.rfmunroe.org/RelId/622445/ISvars/default/Traditions_and_History.htm |archive-date=2 August 2018 |url-status=dead}}
In 1970, the school began operations with grades 1 through 12 under headmaster S.M. Eubanks. The day kindergarten Quincy campus opened in 1977.
Campuses
The current main campus is in unincorporated Gadsden County, Florida, with a Havana post office address.{{cite web|url=https://www.rfmunroe.org/contact/|title=Contact|publisher=Robert F. Munroe Day School|access-date=2024-12-31|quote=28424 Blue Star Hwy, Havana, FL 32333}}
Compare to: {{cite web|url=https://www2.census.gov/geo/maps/DC2020/DC20BLK/st12_fl/county/c12039_gadsden/DC20BLK_C12039.pdf|title=2020 CENSUS - CENSUS BLOCK MAP: Gadsden County, FL|publisher=U.S. Census Bureau|access-date=2024-12-31|page=12 (PDF p. 13/25)}} The kindergarten campus, the Robert F. Munroe Day Kindergarten, is in Quincy proper."Robert F. Munroe Day School 91 Old Mt. Pleasant Road Quincy, Florida 32352" and "Robert F. Munroe Day Kindergarten 1800 West King Street Quincy, Florida 32351"
The campus which it previously used for teaching elementary through high school is in Mount Pleasant, an unincorporated area near Quincy,"[http://www.rfmunroe.org/RelId/622409/ISvars/default/About_Us.htm About Us]." Robert F. Munroe Day School. Retrieved on June 5, 2017. "Founded in 1969 in Mt. Pleasant, Florida, the campus[...]" and "91 Old Mt. Pleasant Rd. Quincy FL, 32352" {{As of|2024}} the athletic fields at this campus continue to be in use.{{cite web|url=https://www.rfmunroe.org/wp-content/uploads/2024/12/2024-2026-Student-Handbook-Robert-F-Munroe-Day-School-1.pdf|title=Parent Guide And Student Handbook 2024-2026|publisher=Robert F. Munroe Day School|access-date=2024-12-31|quote=East Campus - Main Campus 28424 Blue Star Hwy Havana, FL 32333 West Campus - Athletics 91 Old Mt. Pleasant Road Quincy, FL 32352}}
The main campus had {{convert|20|acre|ha}} of land. Buildings on the Mount Pleasant campus included:"[http://www.rfmunroe.org/RelId/622445/ISvars/default/Traditions_and_History.htm Robert F. Munroe Timeline]." Robert F. Munroe Day School. Retrieved on June 5, 2017.
- Bates Science Building (1981). Named for George Davis Bates, Jr. and Mortimer Boulware Bates.
- Billy Don Grant Student Center (1990). Named for a donor.
- Angus T. Hinson Elementary Science Lab & Maker's Space (2019).
- Carolyn Brinson May Auditorium. Remodeled and renamed in 2005.
- Mary Gray Munroe Library (1983). Named for the mother of the school's namesake.
- Byron and Isabel Suber Complex (1971). School gymnasium{{Cite thesis |last=White |first=Headley J. |date=2006 |type=PhD |institution=Florida State University |title=Effects of Desegregation on Gadsden County, Florida Public Schools 1968-1972 |page=84 |url=https://fsu.digital.flvc.org/islandora/object/fsu:175656/|language=en |access-date=May 4, 2021}}{{rp|29,37}} remodeled and renamed in 1998.
- VanLandingham & Mahaffey Building (1997). Holds classrooms for grades 1 and 2; named for Jimmy Mahaffey{{who|date=May 2018}} and Hall VanLandingham{{who|date=May 2018}}.
- Julia Munroe Woodward Elementary Building (1997). Holds classrooms for grades 3-5
The Quincy kindergarten campus included the John Allen Blitch Child Development Center (1987).
In 2021, the school planned to move its main campus to a new {{convert|40|acre|ha|adj=on}} site on the eastern edge of Gadsden County, near the boundary with Leon County. It planned to continue operating the Quincy kindergarten. The move would make it easier for high school students to take courses at Tallahassee Community College. After the move, the school continued to use the sports fields in the former Mount Pleasant campus.{{cite web|url=https://www.rfmunroe.org/wp-content/uploads/2022/07/2022-2023-Student-Handbook-Robert-F-Munroe-Day-School.pdf|title=Parent Guide And Student Handbook|publisher=Robert F. Munroe Day School|access-date=2024-12-31|quote=East Campus - Main Campus 28424 Blue Star Hwy Havana, FL 32333 West Campus - Athletics 91 Old Mt. Pleasant Road Quincy, FL 32352}}
References
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Category:High schools in Gadsden County, Florida
Category:Schools in Gadsden County, Florida
Category:Private K–12 schools in Florida
Category:1969 establishments in Florida