Emmanuel Christian School (Toledo, Ohio)
| Emmanuel Christian School | |
|---|---|
 Front entrance of the school | |
| Location | |
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4607 Laskey Road Toledo, Ohio | |
| Coordinates | 41°42′17″N 83°39′05″W / 41.70472°N 83.65139°W |
| Information | |
| Type | Private |
| Motto | Warrior Way |
| Religious affiliation(s) | Christian |
| Established | 1967 |
| NCES School ID | A0108629 |
| Principal | (7-8) Jason Wilson
(9-12) Dave Regnier Head of School Alan Sherban [1] |
| Faculty | 25.8 (on FTE basis)[2] |
| Grades | K–12 |
| Enrollment | 578[2] (2023–24) |
| Student to teacher ratio | 25:1[2] |
| Color(s) | Green and White |
| Athletics conference | Toledo Area Athletic Conference |
| Mascot | Warrior |
| Website | https://www.esctoledo.org |
Emmanuel Christian School is an evangelical Christian school in Toledo, Ohio, for grades K–12. The school was founded in 1967 under the name Emmanuel Baptist Christian School by Emmanuel Baptist Church. It was renamed Emmanuel Christian School in the spring of 2006.[3] It is an accredited member of the Association of Christian Schools International.[1]
The Emmanuel Warriors sport the colors of green and white and are members of the Toledo Area Athletic Conference.[4] They are one of two schools in the league that do not have a football team (the other being Maumee Valley Country Day School). Their sports program includes soccer, cross country, volleyball, golf, basketball, cheerleading, track and field, softball, and baseball and just added tennis which was recently added in the 2023 school year. [5]
2005 arson incident
[edit]In December 2005, a fire broke out at the school causing administrators to cancel classes.[6] The fire started in a chemical storage area used for science class demonstrations, where approximately 200 mL of mercury was stored. The mercury vaporized, causing contamination throughout the building, in addition to other vandalism, causing hundreds of thousands of dollars in damage.[7][8] Two students were subsequently charged in Lucas County Juvenile Court with delinquency in connection with arson.[9]
Monclova Christian Academy et al v. Toledo-Lucas County Health Department
[edit]In December 2020, during the height of the COVID-19 pandemic, the school joined St. John's Jesuit and Monclova Christian Academy high schools in a lawsuit brought against the county health department by Citizens for Community Values, a Christian public policy organization.[10] The lawsuit alleged that the state's effort to curb the spread of the virus by requiring students to temporarily attend online classes had violated their First Amendment right to religious expression.[11][12] Their initial request for a preliminary injunction was denied, but was granted on appeal. Ohio Attorney General David Yost expressed his support for the court's decision to grant the schools' request.[13][14]
References
[edit]- ^ a b "Emmanuel Christian School". Association of Christian Schools International. Archived from the original on 2019-10-16. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ a b c "Emmanuel Christian School". National Center for Education Statistics. Retrieved 3 April 2019. Total Students: 369 (2015-2016)"
- ^ "A History of Christian Education". www.ecstoledo.org. Archived from the original on 2017-12-19. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "ABOUT THE TAAC". Toledo Area Athletic Conference. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "Warrior Athletics". www.ecstoledo.org. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "Emmanuel Baptist School Hit by Fire". WTOL 11 Toledo. 2005-12-16. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "Suspicious fire damages school". The Blade. 2005-12-17. p. B2. Retrieved 2019-10-16 – via Google News Archive.
- ^ "Mercury found at site of school fire". Toledo Blade. Retrieved 2019-04-04.
- ^ "2 students face charges for Emmanuel Baptist fire". The Blade. 2006-01-12. Archived from the original on 2019-04-04. Retrieved 2019-10-16.
- ^ King, Danae. "Controversial Ohio group partners with state on faith response to COVID-19 pandemic". The Columbus Dispatch. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ Caniglia, John; clevel; .com (2020-12-08). "Christian schools sue Lucas County health board, claiming closings violate religious freedoms". cleveland. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Schools file suit calling Lucas County health department to rescind coronavirus health order | See the filing in the story". wtol.com. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ "Ohio AG Yost backs local religious school lawsuit against Lucas Co. Health Dept". WTVG. Retrieved 2021-03-06.
- ^ Citizens for Common Values, et al v. Toledo-Lucas County Health Department, 20-4300 (6th Circuit 2020-12-31).
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