Bedford County Schools

Bedford County School District (BCSD) or Bedford County Schools is a school district headquartered in Shelbyville, Tennessee.[1]

History

The first class of African-American students graduated from the district in May 1890. In 1964 African-American students became admitted to schools previously reserved for white children due to the Civil Rights Act of 1964.[2]

Schools

High schools:

  • Cascade High School
  • 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.[2]

Demographics

In the Jim Crow period circa 1930s to 1960s the district had around 700 African-American students.[2]

References
  1. Home. Bedford County Schools. Retrieved on June 9, 2019. "500 Madison Street, Shelbyville, TN 37160"
  2. Lovett, Bobby L. The Civil Rights Movement in Tennessee: A Narrative History. Univ. of Tennessee Press, 2005. ISBN 1572334436, 9781572334434. p. 77.
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