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Location Map Albany, GA 31701 Dougherty County
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District Poverty Rate 35.4% (data source)
Non-White Students 96.4% (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
Albany Middle School
Alice Coachman Elementary School
Dougherty Comprehensive High School
International Studies Elementary Charter School
Lake Park Elementary School
Lamar Reese School Of The Arts
Lincoln Elementary Magnet School
Live Oak Elementary School
Martin Luther King- Jr. Elementary School
Merry Acres Middle School
Monroe High School
Morningside Elementary School
Northside Elementary School
Radium Springs Elementary School
Radium Springs Middle School
Robert A. Cross Middle Magnet
Robert H Harvey Elementary School
South Georgia Regional Achievement Center- The Phoenix
Turner Elementary School
West Town Elementary School
Westover High School
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Policy Notes
Georgia 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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