Eva L. Thomas High School

Eva L. Thomas High School was a high school for African Americans in College Park, Georgia established in 1964, and closed in 1969.[1][2][3][4] It was named after Atlanta Public Schools educator Eva Louise Thomas, who died less than a year before the school opened.[1]

In 1969, the local Board of Education decided to close the school after pressure from the federal government to desegregate, which was met with protests by students and parents.[1][5][6][7] Students moved to schools nearby for the 1970 school year, including the previously all-white College Park High School.[1] The site was repurposed as a middle school until 1980, and currently houses the College Park Elementary School.[1]

The school's basketball team, the Bearcats, won a state championship in 1969.[8] Donald Dollar was the coach.[9] The team competed in the Georgia Interscholastic Association.

A report was published on identifying students with special needs at the school in 1965.[10]

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