Riverside Unified
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Location Map Riverside, CA 92501 Riverside County
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District Poverty Rate 11.9% (data source)
Non-White Students 83.9% (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 (49)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
Abraham Lincoln Continuation
Adams Elementary
Alcott Elementary
Amelia Earhart Middle
Arlington High
Benjamin Franklin Elementary
Bryant Elementary
Castle View Elementary
Central Middle
Chemawa Middle
Educational Options Center State Preschool
Emerson Elementary
Frank Augustus Miller Middle
Fremont Elementary
Harrison Elementary
Hawthorne Elementary
Highgrove Elementary
Highland Elementary
Jackson Elementary
Jefferson Elementary
John F. Kennedy Elementary
John W. North High
Lake Mathews Elementary
Liberty Elementary
Longfellow Elementary
Madison Elementary
Magnolia Elementary
Mark Twain Elementary
Martin Luther King Jr. High
Matthew Gage Middle
Monroe Elementary
Mountain View Elementary
Opportunity Program
Pachappa Elementary
Patricia Beatty Elementary
Polytechnic High
Raincross High (Continuation)
Ramona High
Riverside Stem Academy
Riverside Virtual
Sierra Middle
Summit View Independent Study
Sunshine Special Education
Tomas Rivera Elementary
University Heights Middle
Victoria Elementary
Washington Elementary
William Howard Taft Elementary
Woodcrest Elementary
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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
Step
Description
Signatures
Date
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
77
November 25, 2025
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
76
November 17, 2025
Step 6
Obtain School Approval
75
February 2, 2025
Step 5
Draft a Plan
57
January 18, 2025
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
57
December 31, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
55
December 13, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
54
November 6, 2024
Step 4
Form a Steering Committee
53
October 29, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
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October 22, 2024
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Collect 50 Signatures
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October 17, 2024
Step 1
Collect 50 Signatures
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October 6, 2024
Step 1
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July 31, 2024
Step 0
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July 25, 2024
Step 1
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June 24, 2024
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April 26, 2024
Step 0
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March 17, 2024
 
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