Lumpkin County School District is a
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school district
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in
Lumpkin County,
Georgia
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, United States, based in
Dahlonega
The city of Dahlonega () is the county seat of Lumpkin County, Georgia, United States. As of the 2010 census, the city had a population of 5,242, and in 2018 the population was estimated to be 6,884.
Dahlonega is located at the north end of ...
. It serves the communities of
Auraria and Dahlonega.
Schools
The Lumpkin County School District has three elementary schools, one middle school, and one high school.
Elementary
* Blackburn Elementary School
* Long Branch Elementary School
* Lumpkin County Elementary School
Middle
* Lumpkin County Middle School
High
* Lumpkin County High School
Notable alumni
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Zac Brown, country music artist
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Kyle Abercrombie, vine star
2013 school prayer controversy
On May 3, 2013, Atlanta news outlet WSB-TV reported on "controversy brewing" about an impromptu six-hour prayer meeting held in the gymnasium at Lumpkin County High School for a student who had brought questions about his religious beliefs to his football coach. The student then texted some of his friends who were fellow believers, asking them to come and pray with him. Over 50 students came to the gym to support the student in what
WSB-TV
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called a "sort of revival meeting on campus in the middle of the day." According to the report, three to four teachers were also present at the event, which lasted from 9:30 that morning into the afternoon. At least one teacher abandoned his or her classroom to attend the event.
In a videotaped interview, Lumpkin County School District Superintendent Dewey Moye said that one of the school's assistant principals put a stop to the meeting and ordered the participants back to class. Moye went on to say that he had met with school administrators to educate them about "equal access law" (regarding organized religious activities on campus during school hours).
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School districts in Georgia (U.S. state)
Education in Lumpkin County, Georgia