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'''Bedford County School District''' ('''BCSD''') or '''Bedford County Schools''' is a school district headquartered in [[Shelbyville, Tennessee]].<ref>[http://bit.ly/2KD47RB Home]. Bedford County Schools. Retrieved on June 9, 2019. "500 Madison Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160"</ref>
==History==
The first class of African-American<!--"Negro" in the original text--> students graduated from the district in May 1890. In 1964 African-American students became admitted to [[Segregation in the United States|schools previously reserved for white children]] due to the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].<ref name=Lovettp77>Lovett, Bobby L. ''The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History''. [[Univ. of Tennessee Press]], 2005. ISBN 1572334436, 9781572334434. p. [http://bit.ly/31kydze 77].</ref>
==Schools==
High schools:
* [[Cascade High School (Tennessee)|Cascade High School]]
* [[Community High School (Tennessee)|Community High School]]
* [[Shelbyville Central High School]]
Middle schools:
* Cascade Middle School
* Community Middle School
* Harris Middle School
Elementary schools:
* Bedford County Learning Academy
* Cascade Elementary School
* Community Elementary School
* Eakin Elementary School
* East Side Elementary School
* Learning Way Elementary School
* Liberty Elementary School
* Southside Elementary School
* Thomas Magnet School
The district previously operated East Bedford School and [[Bedford County Training School for Negroes]], the latter previously John McAdams High School and also Harris High School for Negroes. These schools were reserved for black students. In 1967 it merged into Shelbyville Central.<ref name=Lovettp77/>
==Demographics==
In the [[Jim Crow period]] circa 1930s to 1960s the district had around 700 African-American<!--"Negro" in the text--> students.<ref name=Lovettp77/>
==References==
==External links==
* [http://bit.ly/2KD47RB Bedford County Schools]
[[Category:School districts in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Education in Bedford County, Tennessee]]
==History==
The first class of African-American<!--"Negro" in the original text--> students graduated from the district in May 1890. In 1964 African-American students became admitted to [[Segregation in the United States|schools previously reserved for white children]] due to the [[Civil Rights Act of 1964]].<ref name=Lovettp77>Lovett, Bobby L. ''The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History''. [[Univ. of Tennessee Press]], 2005. ISBN 1572334436, 9781572334434. p. [http://bit.ly/31kydze 77].</ref>
==Schools==
High schools:
* [[Cascade High School (Tennessee)|Cascade High School]]
* [[Community High School (Tennessee)|Community High School]]
* [[Shelbyville Central High School]]
Middle schools:
* Cascade Middle School
* Community Middle School
* Harris Middle School
Elementary schools:
* Bedford County Learning Academy
* Cascade Elementary School
* Community Elementary School
* Eakin Elementary School
* East Side Elementary School
* Learning Way Elementary School
* Liberty Elementary School
* Southside Elementary School
* Thomas Magnet School
The district previously operated East Bedford School and [[Bedford County Training School for Negroes]], the latter previously John McAdams High School and also Harris High School for Negroes. These schools were reserved for black students. In 1967 it merged into Shelbyville Central.<ref name=Lovettp77/>
==Demographics==
In the [[Jim Crow period]] circa 1930s to 1960s the district had around 700 African-American<!--"Negro" in the text--> students.<ref name=Lovettp77/>
==References==
==External links==
* [http://bit.ly/2KD47RB Bedford County Schools]
[[Category:School districts in Tennessee]]
[[Category:Education in Bedford County, Tennessee]]
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