The legislature of Covington County passed an act in 1837 which created the now-defunct Male and Female Academy in present day Mt.

Holcomb also noted that there were no secondary education schools located in the county, although the district planned for their development.

[9] However, there was little white flight or protest in response to the move, in spite of "an effort [by Citizens for Local Control of Education] to get 1,000 mothers in ... Covington County to picket against the massive integration orders..." (Bolton, 2007, p. 182).

[10] Eventually, the case returned to the court system when it was discovered that 25 white students in the Hopewell zone were not attending the school.

By March 2021, 67 years after the decision in Brown v. Board of Education, the court concluded that Covington County School District was no longer segregated, lifting the injunctions and releasing jurisdiction.

The assistant principal and school resource officer investigated and found empty beer cans in a toolbox on the back of the student's truck.

G.W., a Minor., 2000), stated: "The school district's failure to follow the procedures set forth in the handbook, while problematic, did not deny G.W.

The endorsement was eventually rescinded, and the MEA joined the Mississippi American Federation of Teachers to advise against the strike.

At the end, the hope was that the program would lead to a lower percentage of students scoring at the minimal and basic level on state achievement tests.

[16] In 2012, the Covington County School Board adopted the CHART policy to teach sexual education.

Mississippi First reports that this move allows "all [Covington County] public school students in grades 6-9 ... access to evidence-based sex education this fall."

[18] Under the new program, Southern Pine employees will work with teachers, parents, and community members to provide needed resources for students and young people.

However, district drop-out rates for general education students, at 10.5%, are slightly lower than the state's six-year average of 10.8%.