Temple Heights Christian School, located in

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, was a ministry of Temple Heights Baptist Church and was one of the oldest

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schools in the state of

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. The school was founded in 1958 with 64 students attending kindergarten through sixth grade. Temple Heights Christian School was a founding member of the

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and was also a member of the

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History

The school's tax exemption was revoked by the

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after it declined to document that it had a racial nondiscriminatory admissions policy. The school was closed and the property sold in 2007.

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