When they reopened after a one-day hiatus, nearly all of the white students transferred to Lee or other segregation academies.

[4] The headmaster at the time, Gene Barbour, told a newspaper that the school "would admit blacks as long as they were cultured or want a college prep background.

[1] Many members of the football team at Coahoma County High School transferred to Lee Academy as integration via court order was about to occur.

[8] At the same time, the school's mission statement says that Lee "welcome[s] the application of students and staff members of any race, religion, color and/or origin and do not discriminate against individuals of such groups.

"[9][10] As of 2010,[update] 92% of the students at Lee Academy were white, while at Clarksdale High School 92% were black.