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Location Map KANSAS CITY, MO 64109 Jackson County
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District Poverty Rate 21.4% (data source)
Non-White Students 89.5% (data source)
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Last Updated December 2, 2025
What Can My School District Do?

All school districts, regardless of whether they are required by law to allow released time, should implement good policy and be prepared for when a released time program may approach the district. The time to set the policy is before an active program is pressuring the district. Research polices the district can implement to protect teachers' and students' instruction time. Set polices that limit disruptions to students and the ability for proselytization to occur, impacting other students of faith or no faith. A more detailed write-up on school board policies can be read here.

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Schools in the District (35)
School Grades Period
Ac Prep Elementary
B. Banneker Elementary
Border Star Montessori
Carver Dual Language School
Central High School
Central Middle School
Contract
East High School
Faxon Elementary
Foreign Language Academy
Garfield Elementary
George Melcher Elementary
Gladstone Elementary
Hale Cook Elementary
Holliday Montessori
James Elementary
John T. Hartman Elementary
Lincoln College Academy Middle
Lincoln College Prep.
Longfellow Elementary
M. L. King Elementary
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Northeast High
Northeast Middle School
Paseo Acad. Of Performing Arts
Phillis Wheatley Elementary
Pitcher Elementary
Primitivo Garcia Elementary
Rogers Elementary
Southeast High School
Success Academy
Trailwoods Elementary
Troost Elementary
Wendell Phillips Elementary
Whittier Elementary
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School District Policy
Policy Notes
Missouri State Law No state law, federal rulings still apply. School disricts may allow students to be released for religious study or they may also not allow it.
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