Initially, more than 600 students participated in off-campus religious education in the Gary, Indiana school district. Years later, the program faced major court battles.

Schools must release students for religious education under a bill headed to the governor’s desk. House Bill 1137 retained language about religious instruction but axed language that would have ...

This story has been updated to add new information. Ohio lawmakers passed an education bill late Wednesday night requiring public schools to let students take religious courses off-site during the ...

Pfaff, along with Rep. Vernon Smith, D-Gary, asked why religious instruction couldn’t instead take place before or after regular school hours, or during lunchtimes.

He said he wants religious instruction to replace an elective course in students’ schedules. “In my view, it’s better to substitute that class rather than miss the class,” he said.

Centerville-Abington Schools will introduce and make available the LifeWise Academy, a religious education program, for seventh- and eighth-graders, for those who wish to attend.

News Ohio public schools are releasing kids for religious instruction during the school day. Soon, they could be required to do it. Updated: May. 27, 2024, 10:25 p.m ...

Practically speaking, the state’s decision to remove the ban on religious instruction could attract more faith-based preschools to the universal preschool program, which provides tuition-free ...

(Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal.) LifeWise Academy is a Hilliard-based religious instruction program that started in 2019 and now enrolls 50,000 students across 29 states.

HB 8 originated as the Parents Bill of Rights. They amended into the bill separate legislation for released time for religious instruction bill on Dec. 10. Released time ...