Ashford Academy admits students of any race, color, national or ethnic origin to all the rights, privileges programs, and activities generally accorded or made available to students at the school. It does not discriminate on the basis of race, color, national or ethnic origin in administration of its educational policies, admission policies, scholarship and loan programs, athletic programs, or other school administered programs. It shall be the policy of Ashford Academy not to discriminate against any individual on the basis of a disability, and no one will be denied the opportunity to participate in or benefit from the services and facilities to Ashford Academy on the basis of a disability. Ashford Academy shall take steps as may be necessary to ensure that no individual with a disability is excluded, denied services, or segregated or otherwise treated differently than other individuals. All students at Ashford Academy are charged with the responsibility to conduct themselves in a manner appropriate to good citizenship. Student conduct shall be founded on the basic concept of respect, consideration for the rights of others, and applicable laws. The Board believes that the kind of discipline preferable in a democratic society is that typified by self-discipline. It considers self-discipline as a learning process whereby the individual progressively learns to develop habits of self-control and recognizes his own responsibilities to society. Behavior and discipline policies shall, therefore, demonstrate recognition both of individual student constitutional rights and of the paramount needed for maintaining a proper atmosphere for learning within each school.
アトランタ(Atlanta)は、アメリカ合衆国ジョージア州の州都であり、最大の工業都市です。アトランタはアメリカ東部に位置し、標高350メートルのアパラチア山脈のふもとの台地にあります。この都市の面積は350平方キロメートル以上で、人口は50万人を超え、大都市圏の人口は500万人に達します。その中で、黒人の割合は52%です。アトランタは歴史的な名城であると同時に、新興の工業都市であり、文化や医療の中心でもあります。また、アメリカ南東部の重要な交通拠点であり、金融センターでもあります。近年、北部からの工業と人口の南への移転に伴い急速に発展し、航空機、車両、繊維、機械、鉄鋼、食品などの産業が盛んです。ロッキード・マーチン社(Lockheed Martin)やコカ・コーラ社の本社がここにあります。また、ジョージア工科大学(Georgia Institute of Technology、1885年設立)やアトランタ大学センターも存在します。