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Jul 15, 2024 · A retired teacher responds to the Oklahoma state schools superintendent's guidance on teaching the Bible in public schools in the state. 1 min read. Remove Save to favorites. Open image caption.
- Evie Blad
- Senior Staff Writer
- eblad@educationweek.org
By the start of this year, LifeWise had set up chapters in more than 300 schools in a dozen states, teaching 35,000 public school students weekly Bible lessons that are usually scheduled to ...
14 hours ago · The bills, House Bill 445 and Senate Bill 293, come as LifeWise Academy, a Christian nonprofit based near Columbus focused on religious instruction, has opened dozens of chapters at school districts across the state, including in Northeast Ohio, to teach classes about the Bible during school time.
Apr 16, 2024 · The red bus arrives at Beechwood Elementary School in Whitehall, Ohio, throughout the day. About 15 students pile on each time, then it drives a few blocks to a church down the street.
- Joel Penton
- Religious Release Policies Common in Central Ohio
- Which Franklin County School Districts Have A Religious Release Policy?
- Will Students Miss Electives Like Art and Music?
As more central Ohio school districts adopt what’s called a “religious release” policy, more of the state’s public students become eligible for opt-in programs like LifeWise, so long as they receive parental consent. There are about 125 school buildings within 75 public school districts, mostly within Ohio, that provide students the opportunity to ...
An online review of boards of education policies and comments from district spokespeople found that a least 15 school districts in and around the Franklin County area have some sort of religious release policy – but that doesn’t guarantee a program like LifeWise has set up shop in the district. Grandview City Schools, for instance, has zero student...
Under the state law adopted in 2013, students who partake in a school’s religious release policy are barred from leaving the building during a “core subject area,” which the Ohio Revised Code defines as the following: 1. Reading and English language arts 2. Mathematics 3. Science 4. Social studies 5. Foreign language 6. Fine arts Most policies adop...
Oct 10, 2024 · Organizations that oppose the use of public funds on religious instruction or religious institutions say that it violates church-state separation and that teaching the Bible in public schools could send students harmful messages that reinforce gender stereotypes, demonize the LGBTQ+ community, justify slavery and racism and exclude religious minority groups. They also object to taxpayer monies ...
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Aug 10, 2023 · LifeWise Academy, based in suburban Columbus, has brought Bible instruction to several hundred school buildings in more than 10 states in the last few years. The Ashland City School District was the first northern Ohio district to launch a program last school year, according to Buddy Workman, an advancement representative with LifeWise Academy.
