Southside Christian School

Southside Christian School was one of five all-white private schools that were established in Greenville County between 1966 and 1970 when Greenville public schools were being desegregated. Southside Christian School officials, however, have denied that school was established to facilitate racially segregated education. In 1978, Southside Christian School administrator Ron Brooks spoke at a conference organized by opponents of an IRS regulation that would revoke the tax exemptions of private schools that had significantly different racial composition than the surrounding community. In 2002, Southside Christian School received inquiries from parents seeking to withdraw their children from public schools after a racially charged debate on school assignment zone changes. The school's gymnasium was destroyed in a fire on November 20, 2002. In April 2022, Southside Christian School broke ground for a $20 million campus expansion of . ==Sports==