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Location Map Shelby, NC 28150 Cleveland County
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District Poverty Rate 25.4% (data source)
Non-White Students 43.5% (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 (21)
School Grades Period
Bethware Elementary
Boiling Springs Elementary
Cleveland Echs
Cleveland Innovation
East Elementary
Graham Elementary
Grover Elementary
James Love Elementary
Jefferson Elementary
Kings Mountain High
Kings Mountain Intermediate
Kings Mountain Middle
Marion Elementary
North Elementary
North Shelby
Shelby High
Shelby Middle
Springmore Elementary
Turning Point Academy
Union Elementary
West Elementary
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North Carolina 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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