Editing Satsuma, Alabama (section)

===Before separation from Mobile===
Before the Satsuma City School System was founded, the schools that served Satsuma included Robert E. Lee Primary School (Kindergarten through 2), Robert E. Lee Intermediate School (3 through 5), North Mobile County Middle School (6-8), [[Satsuma High School]] (9-12). Lee Primary, Lee Intermediate, and Satsuma High were in the city of Satsuma, while North Mobile County Middle was in [[Axis, Alabama|Axis]].<ref name="Phillipsmulls">Phillips, Rena Havner. "[http://blog.al.com/live/2010/10/satsuma_mulls_split_from_mobil.html Satsuma mulls split from Mobile County schools]." ''[[Mobile Press-Register]]''. Tuesday October 5, 2010. Retrieved on October 22, 2010.</ref>

Before the [[Saraland City Schools]] system formed, Satsuma residents attended Adams Middle School in [[Saraland, Alabama|Saraland]]. In 2003,<ref name="Phillipsmulls"/> officials of Satsuma, [[Saraland, Alabama|Saraland]], and [[Chickasaw, Alabama|Chickasaw]] contemplated forming the "Delta School District."<ref>Philips, Rena Havner. "[http://www.al.com/news/press-register/metro.ssf?/base/news/123814532499410.xml&coll=3 Chickasaw officials to examine possible school split"], ''[[Mobile Press-Register]]''. 27 March 2009, . Retrieved on March 31, 2009</ref> Such a split would have required an act from the [[Alabama Legislature]].<ref name="Phillipsmulls"/> In June 2006, the [[Saraland, Alabama|City of Saraland]] voted to break away from the [[Mobile County Public School System]] and form its own school system.<ref>"[http://www.saralandcoc.com/education.php Education]." Saraland Chamber of Commerce. Retrieved on October 22, 2010.</ref> On September 7, 2010 North Mobile County Middle School opened, replacing the role of Adams Middle School in Saraland, because residents outside of Saraland are no longer zoned to Adams Middle.<ref>Phillips, Rena Havner. "[http://blog.al.com/live/2010/09/video_north_mobile_county_midd.html Video: North Mobile County Middle School opens its doors in Axis]." ''[[Mobile Press-Register]]''. Tuesday September 7, 2010. Retrieved on October 22, 2010. "North Mobile County Middle School students 6th grader Derrick Boykin, 12, and 7th grader Amanda Daniels, 12, walk down a sidewalk on the first day of classes at the school Tuesday, September 7, 2010. The newly completed $14 million school was built to accommodate students displaced by Saraland's split from the Mobile County system. "</ref>

Satsuma residents considered leaving Mobile County schools since circa 2001<!--for at least a decade-->.<ref name=Havner>Havner, Rena. "[http://blog.al.com/live/2011/01/school_distance_key_issue_in_p.html School distance key issue in proposed Satsuma split from Mobile public schools]." [[AL.com]]. January 24, 2011. Retrieved on June 14, 2016.</ref> In 2010, the City of Satsuma began conducting a study on whether it can split from the Mobile County school system. Tom Williams, a council member of Satsuma, said he began considering splitting once Mobile County decided to situate the new middle school in Axis, {{convert|12|mi|km}} from Satsuma, since students have longer bus rides to the school and that the school is further away from fire and police stations.<ref name="Phillipsmulls"/> The Mobile County government built the school outside of the Satsuma city limits so the city government would be unable to possess the school if it opted to secede.<ref name=Havner/>