Garden Grove Unified
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Location Map Garden Grove, CA 92840 Orange County
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District Poverty Rate 16.2% (data source)
Non-White Students 93.8% (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 (66)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Agnes Ware Stanley ElementaryStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
A. G. Cook ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Alamitos IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
Bolsa Grande HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Brookhurst ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Bryant ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
C. C. Violette ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Clinton ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Donald S. Jordan IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
Dr. Walter C. Ralston IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
Dwight D. Eisenhower ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Earl Warren ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Early Childhood Education Center - Carver CampusStep 0 No Progress 0
Edward Russell ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Enders ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Ernest O. Lawrence ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Ethan B. Allen ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Ethel M. Evans ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Excelsior ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Faylane ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Garden Grove HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Garden Park ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Genevieve M. Crosby ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Gilbert ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Heritage ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Hilton D. Bell IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
Izaak Walton IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
James Irvine IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
James Monroe ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
John Marshall ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
John Murdy ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Jordan Secondary Learning CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
La Quinta HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Leo Carrillo ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Leroy L. Doig IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
Linton T. Simmons ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Los Amigos HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Louis G. Zeyen ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Louis Lake IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
Loyal Barker ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mamie L. Northcutt ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Marie L. Hare HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Mark Twain Special CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
Merton E. Hill ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Mitchell ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Morningside ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Newhope ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Ocia A. Peters ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Pacifica HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Parkview ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Patton ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Post ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
R. F. Hazard ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Rancho Alamitos HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Riverdale ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Rosita ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Santiago HighStep 0 No Progress 0
Sarah Mcgarvin IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
Skylark PreschoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Stanford ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Stephen R. Fitz IntermediateStep 0 No Progress 0
Sunnyside ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Susan B. Anthony ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Thomas Paine ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Wakeham ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
Woodbury ElementaryStep 0 No Progress 0
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Policy Notes
California 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 1
Collect 50 Signatures
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November 19, 2025
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April 26, 2024
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March 17, 2024
 
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