Fayetteville, Arkansas — Education Freedom Account Recipient
Source: DESE Fall 2024 Transparency Report (CSV) + DESE Annual Report Appendix B (Spring 2025)
Classification: Explicit Exclusion — What does this mean?
Published policies explicitly target students with conduct rules or consequences related to sexual orientation or gender identity.
Direct quotes from school policy documents:
“God made humans male and female as expressed in their anatomy. Marriage is God's institution uniting one man and one woman for life.”
Highlighted excerpt from the school handbook or policy document. Archived 2024-07-18.
“Students already attending FCS, but not adhering to the standards of the school, will not be allowed to continue enrollment.”
Highlighted excerpt from the school handbook or policy document. Archived 2024-07-18.
“In addition to our general school rules, FCS requires that our students, at school or elsewhere, maintain Christian standards of courtesy, kindness, morality and honesty; and that they refrain from swearing, indecent language, tobacco, alcoholic beverages, illegal drugs, immoral social events, sexual misconduct; and ungodly movies, videos, music, games, etc.”
Highlighted excerpt from the school handbook or policy document. Archived 2024-07-18.
“Sexual misconduct, as defined by the administration. ... FCS reserves the right to remove from school any student whose attitude or behavior appears to be contrary to the school's philosophy, even though the student may not have violated a particular school rule. Any Class 3 offense may result in the student being suspended or expelled from school.”
Highlighted excerpt from the school handbook or policy document. Archived 2024-07-18.
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