Tuscaloosa County
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Location Map Tuscaloosa, AL 35403 Tuscaloosa County
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District Poverty Rate 17.3% (data source)
Non-White Students 46.7% (data source)
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Last Updated December 1, 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
Brookwood Elementary School
Brookwood High School
Brookwood Middle School
Buhl Elementary School
Collinsriverside Middle School
Cottondale Elementary School
Crestmont Elementary School
Davisemerson Middle School
Duncanville Middle School
Echols Middle School
Englewood Elementary School
Faucettvestavia Elementary School
Flatwoods Elementary School
Hillcrest High School
Hillcrest Middle School
Holt Elementary School
Holt High School
Huntington Place Elementary School
Lake View Elementary School
Lloyd Wood Education Center
Matthews Elementary School
Maxwell Elementary School
Myrtlewood Elementary School
Northport Elementary School
Northport Intermediate School
Northside High School
Northside Middle School
Sipsey Valley High School
Sipsey Valley Middle School
Taylorville Primary School
Tuscaloosa County High School
Tuscaloosa County Juvenile Detention Center
Vance Elementary School
Walker Elementary School
Westwood Elementary School
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Policy Notes
Alabama State Law School districts may allow students to be released for religious study, but they may also not allow it.
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Launch Steps History
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Step 6
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November 27, 2025
Step 6
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November 19, 2025
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November 16, 2025
Step 6
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August 20, 2025
Step 5
Draft a Plan
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June 15, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
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Step 2
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