La Sierra Academy (LSA) is a

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, transitional kindergarten–12th grade

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in Riverside,

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. La Sierra Academy's mission statement states: "As a Christian K - 12 college preparatory school, we serve students from diverse backgrounds by providing the learning opportunities and skills needed to contribute to society, to prepare for life's work, and to flourish spiritually." LSA is a part of the Seventh-day Adventist education system, the world's second largest Christian school system.

History

La Sierra Academy was founded in the fall of 1922 as a

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. The land on which it was founded was formerly part of the 1846 Mexican land grant, Rancho La Sierra. La Sierra Academy's first school bulletin from 1922 stated that its students would "learn to render effective service." The school grew into a

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and later into a full four year

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. This shift created a need to separate the academy into other academic levels. Thus in 1940, La Sierra College Preparatory School, now known as

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, was established. In 1955 the school moved to its current location along Pierce Street and Golden Avenue less than a mile away from the University.

Incidents

On March 4, 2020, counselor Matthew Johnson was arrested for creation, possession, and distribution of child pornography. He was accused of secretly videotaping inside a boys' restroom on campus. Three alleged victims have sued La Sierra Academy for continued employment of Johnson despite his previous alleged inappropriate conducts with children. Victims' attorney Morgan Stewart stated that La Sierra Academy has "failed in their most basic moral responsibility to protect vulnerable children from a serial sexual predator."

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* {{authority control Christian schools in California Educational institutions established in 1922 Private elementary schools in California High schools in Riverside, California Private middle schools in California Adventist secondary schools in the United States Private high schools in California 1922 establishments in California

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