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Location Map FORT WALTON BEACH, FL 32548 Okaloosa County
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District Poverty Rate 12.2% (data source)
Non-White Students 38.1% (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 (53)
School Step Description Grades Period Signatures
ADJUDICATED YOUTH FACILITYStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Antioch Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 4
Baker SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 62
Bob Sikes Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Crestview High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 5
Destin Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Eglin Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Elliott Point Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Fort Walton Beach High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 5
James E Plew Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Laurel Hill SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Niceville Senior High SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 2
Northwood Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Riverside Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 3
Shalimar Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Shoal River Middle SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Southside Primary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 1
Walker Elementary SchoolStep 1 Collect 50 Signatures 5
Addie R. Lewis SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Annette P. Edwins Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Bluewater Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
C. W. Ruckel Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Choctawhatchee Senior High SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Clifford Meigs Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Collegiate High School At Northwest Florida State CollegeStep 0 No Progress 0
CONTRACTED RESIDENTIAL SERVICESStep 0 No Progress 0
CRESTVIEW YOUTH ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
CRESTVIEW YOUTH ACADEMY (NON SECURE)Step 0 No Progress 0
Davidson Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Destin Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
DESTIN HIGH SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
EMERALD COAST CAREER INSTITUTE NStep 0 No Progress 0
Florosa Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Kenwood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Liza Jackson Preparatory SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Longwood Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Lula J. Edge Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Mary Esther Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Max Bruner Junior Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Northwest Florida Ballet AcademieStep 0 No Progress 0
OKALOOSA ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
Okaloosa Online Non FranchisedStep 0 No Progress 0
OKALOOSA REGIONAL DETENTIONStep 0 No Progress 0
Okaloosa Stemm CenterStep 0 No Progress 0
OKALOOSA TECHNICAL COLLEGEStep 0 No Progress 0
Okaloosa Virtual FranchiseStep 0 No Progress 0
Okaloosa Virtual Instruction (Course Offerings)Step 0 No Progress 0
Okaloosa Virtual Instruction ProgramStep 0 No Progress 0
OKALOOSA YOUTH ACADEMYStep 0 No Progress 0
RICHBOURG SCHOOLStep 0 No Progress 0
SILVER SANDS-EXCEP. CHILDRENStep 0 No Progress 0
W. C. Pryor Middle SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
Wright Elementary SchoolStep 0 No Progress 0
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State Law and School Board Policy
School District Policy
Policy Notes
Florida State Law Schools are required to allow students to be released for religious programs. This does not mean schools do not have the ability to create policies that protect the school's instruction time.
State Law Link http://www.leg.state.fl.us/statuTes/index.cfm?App_mode=Display_Statute&Search_String=&URL=1000-1099/1003/Sections/1003.21.html
Law Notes (b) Each district school board, in accordance with rules of the State Board of Education, shall adopt policies authorizing a parent to request and be granted permission for absence of a student from school for:
1. Religious instruction or religious holidays.
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