Grace Christian School (Florida) Explained

Established:	1974
Principal:	Barry McKeen^[1]
Grades:	K - 12
County:	(Hillsborough County)
Country:	U.S.
Coordinates:	27.9629°N -82.2538°W
Accreditation:	National Christian School Association
Teamname:	Patriots

Grace Christian School (GCS) is a private pre-K-12 Christian school located in Valrico, Florida, United States. It was established in 1974.

College courses

GCS has partnered with Southeastern University to offer dual-enrollment classes.^[2]

Athletics

The school's athletic teams are referred to as the Patriots. The school fields teams in soccer, volleyball, basketball, baseball and softball.^[3]

Views on sexuality

In August 2022, it was announced via email that the school would recognise students only by the gender and name on their birth certificate, and would ask any LGBT students to leave the school. The email, sent by the school before the start of the school year, went on to say "Students who are found participating in these lifestyles will be asked to leave the school immediately."^{[4] [5]}

External links

• Official site

Notes and References

1. Web site: About. 13 April 2016.
2. News: Hopkins. Libby. Grace Christian School Offers College Credit Class For The Fall Term. 13 April 2016. Osprey Observer. 26 August 2015.
3. Web site: Varsity Sports. 13 April 2016.
4. Web site: Florida Christian school says it will refer to students only by 'biological gender,' asks gay and transgender students to leave . 2022-08-19 . NBC News . en.
5. Web site: 2022-08-19 . Hillsborough County private Christian school asks gay, transgender students to leave . 2022-08-19 . WFLA . en-US.