Oxbridge Academy is a

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, college-preparatory middle and high school in

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, United States. The school, managed by the Oxbridge Academy Foundation, Inc., serves grades 6–12.Frances Robles
Upheaval Amid ‘Alarming’ Revelations at William Koch’s Florida School
''The New York Times'', June 1, 2016.

History

The school was funded with a $50 million donation from Bill Koch. Koch's goal was to create a school for his own children where academically gifted students of all socioeconomic backgrounds could do hands-on projects and learn by problem solving, a place where students ruled. Oxbridge was opened in under a year on a 45-acre campus that once held a Jewish community center. By 2016, Koch had donated more than $75 million to the school. By 2014, the school added a football team at the request of the student body. In April 2016, Koch announced that Academic Dean John Klemme would serve as the School's president, placing Robert Parsons on paid leave pending an investigation of harassment claims. Parsons' compensation package was worth $1 million, with an annual salary of about $600,000 per year. On May 27, 2016, Koch fired Parsons and declined to renew the contracts of director of athletics Craig Sponsky and the football coach Doug Socha; Koch noted that a "power elites group" in the school "ran the asylum".Letter to Oxbridge Community
May 27, 2016, accessed June 1, 2016. In July 2016, David Rosow was elected president and CEO of Oxbridge Academy.In 4-page letter to parents, Koch says Oxbridge righting its missteps
Aug 02, 2016 Palm Beach Post On June 20, 2018, the school announced that it was ending its football program after a number of its players transferred to other schools. The program was revived for the 2023-24 school year.

Athletics recruiting violations

In 2016, the school self-reported athletic recruiting violations and forfeited all athletic victories for the previous two years, including three

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district championships.Palm Beach Post: Financial aid inconsistencies root of Oxbridge sports teams’ forfeits
August 2, 2016, accessed August 20, 2016.

Notable students and alumni

* Travis Homer — class of 2016, NFL player for the

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* Keidron Smith – class of 2018, NFL player for the

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— class of 2024, son of 45th and 47th President of the United States

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