Agape Baptist Academy | |
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Address | |
12998 E 1400 Rd Stockton , , 65785 United States | |
Coordinates | 37°41′33.05″N 93°50′17.44″W / 37.6925139°N 93.8381778°W |
Information | |
Other name | Agape Boarding School |
Religious affiliation(s) | Baptist |
Established | 1990 |
Closed | 2023 |
CEEB code | 263338 |
NCES School ID | A9902666[1] |
Teaching staff | 6.5(on an FTE basis)[1] |
Enrollment | 38 (2019–2020)[1] |
Student to teacher ratio | 5.8[1] |
Hours in school day | 7 |
Affiliation | American Association of Christian Schools |
Website | agapeboardingschool |
Agape Baptist Academy was a Christian boarding school located near the city of Stockton, Missouri, that functioned from 1990 until 2023.[2]
Agape Baptist Academy was founded by James Clemensen. It originally opened in the state of Washington on an old air force base, but it moved due to problems with asbestos.[3] In 1996, the school moved to Cedar County, Missouri, and when they arrived in the local area, they held several small events such as a blood drives and other charitable events.[4] Serious allegations of the violent treatment and sexual abuse of students have been made.[3][4] In May 2003, an F3 Tornado struck the school and the cafeteria building roof was ripped off.[5]
In January 2022, Agape's long-time physician, Dr. David Smock, was charged with 11 felonies relating to sex abuse crimes.[6]
In August 2022, Agape was indicted over the transportation of a youth who had an order of protection against his mother.[7] In October 2023, the mother of a former student filed a wrongful death lawsuit against Agape, Cedar County Sheriff James McCrary, and the teen escort company in federal court.[8]
Agape Boarding School in Stockton has been the subject of state and location investigations and several lawsuits from former students. It will stop providing service effective Jan. 20, according to a statement from the school for boys.
The mother of a California teenager conspired with a former Missouri boarding school dean on a plan that resulted in the boy being forced into a car, handcuffed for more than 24 hours and driven to a Missouri school for troubled youths, federal prosecutors said Wednesday.