that, since Mounger was affiliated with an institution that practiced racial segregation, he was not fit to hold a broadcasting license. In 1974, the FCC rejected the complaint as untimely since the evidence of Mounger's association with the school and the school's discriminatory practices was available from at least 1969. In April 1979, Jackson Academy's campus was damaged in the Jackson Easter flood. The school resumed classes in temporary facilities provided by local churches. Jackson Academy vacated the churches after a civil rights attorney filed a lawsuit to revoke the churches' tax exempt status since the churches were aiding a racially segregated school. The attorney who filed the IRS complaint, Frank Parker, recalled that he received so many threats of violence that he had to leave Mississippi for several weeks. As of 1982, no African-Americans had ever applied to or attended Jackson Academy. The headmaster at the time, Glenn Cain, explained "People of like kind educate better together." In 1986 Jackson Academy became the first segregation academy in the Jackson area to enroll black students. Cain was succeeded by Jernberg as headmaster in 1988. In 2001, Jackson Academy had its first black graduate. As of 2009, the school was over 98% white, whereas Jackson city schools were 97.6% black. In the 2017–18 school year, Jackson Academy had 1,183 students. Not including pre-K, the students were 85% white, 13.4% black, and 1% Asian, with the remaining percentage split between Hispanic students and students of two or more races. Affiliations Jackson Academy is accredited by Southern Association of Colleges and Schools. Jackson Academy is part of the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools (MAIS), a consortium of schools in Mississippi, Tennessee, Louisiana and Arkansas that governs athletic competition for its member schools. Previously named the Mississippi Private School Association (MPSA), the organization was initially founded in 1968 as an accrediting agency for segregation academies. In 2019, the organization became the Mississippi Association of Independent Schools, then the Midsouth Association of Independent Schools. They are also a member of District V of Cum Laude Society, one of four Mississippi schools with the chapter designation. Performing arts In 2010, Jackson Academy opened an 800-seat performing arts center. Jackson Academy has two competitive show choirs, the high school-aged group "Encore" and the middle school-aged group "Showtime". The program hosts an annual competition. Athletics In 1988, Jackson Academy's football team's road game against San Marino High School