East Memorial Christian Academy (EMCA) was a private K-12 Christian school located in unincorporated Autauga County, Alabama, near Prattville and in the Montgomery metropolitan area.[1][2] It was founded in 2002.[3]
| East Memorial Christian Academy | |
|---|---|
| Location | |
| Information | |
| School type | Private |
| School district | Autauga County |
| Grades | K-12 |
| Website | emcawildcats |
According to the Montgomery Advertiser, Scott Phillips, a coach who lead the school's American football program to its first playoff at the state level in years, was fired because he and his family stopped attending the East Memorial Baptist Church, affiliated with the school.[4] Phillips said that his contract did not have a clause stating that he was required to go to the church.[5]
References
edit- ^ "Home Archived 2013-08-21 at the Wayback Machine." East Memorial Christian Academy. Retrieved on August 3, 2013. "1320 Old Ridge Road Prattville, Alabama 36066"
- ^ "Latitude and Longitude". satsig.com. Retrieved 8 October 2013.
- ^ Williams, Roy (October 29, 2002). "Better Schools drive decisions". Montgomery Advertiser. p. 11.
- ^ Smith, Cameron. "Alabama state champion coach and AD fired for being a member of the wrong church." Yahoo! News. Friday August 2, 2013. Retrieved on August 3, 2013.
- ^ "Football coach loses job for not going to church at East Memorial Archived 2013-08-06 at the Wayback Machine." Montgomery Advertiser. August 1, 2013. Retrieved on August 3, 2013.
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