๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ๐ง’๐ญ “๐ ๐ซ๐จ๐ฐ๐ญ๐ก.” ๐๐ก๐ข๐ฌ ๐ข๐ฌ ๐ ๐ก๐จ๐ฌ๐ญ๐ข๐ฅ๐ ๐ญ๐๐ค๐๐จ๐ฏ๐๐ซ ๐จ๐ ๐จ๐ฎ๐ซ ๐ฉ๐ฎ๐๐ฅ๐ข๐ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐จ๐จ๐ฅ ๐ฌ๐๐ก๐๐๐ฎ๐ฅ๐๐ฌ, ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ญ ๐ฐ๐๐ฌ ๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐๐๐ซ๐๐ ๐๐ฒ ๐๐ก๐๐ง๐ ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐จ๐ง๐ ๐ฌ๐ข๐ง๐ ๐ฅ๐ ๐ฐ๐จ๐ซ๐.
In Ohio, they told you HB 8 was about “Parents’ Rights.” They lied. It was about stripping local school boards of their power to protect instructional time.
๐๐ก๐ “๐๐๐ฒ ๐ญ๐จ ๐๐ก๐๐ฅ๐ฅ” ๐๐ซ๐ข๐๐ค
For years, Ohio law was clear: school boards MAY adopt a policy for religious release time. It was a local choice. Boards could look at their students’ needs and say “no” to the logistical nightmare of programs like LifeWise Academy.
But the lobbyists got to work. By flipping that one word from “MAY” to “SHALL,” the state effectively handcuffed every local representative you elected.
The Numbers are Devastating
๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ: Thatโs where it stood when local boards still had a voice.
๐๐๐ ๐๐ข๐ฌ๐ญ๐ซ๐ข๐๐ญ๐ฌ: Thatโs where we are now.
89.4% ๐ ๐ช๐ข๐ฅ: ๐๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ข๐๐ฃ๐๐๐ฉ๐ ๐ฉ๐ค๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐ฉ, ๐ฉ๐๐ ๐ฅ๐ง๐๐จ๐๐ฃ๐๐ ๐ค๐ ๐๐๐๐๐๐๐จ๐ ๐๐ฃ ๐๐๐๐ค ๐จ๐๐๐ค๐ค๐ก๐จ ๐๐๐จ ๐ฃ๐๐๐ง๐ก๐ฎ ๐๐ค๐ช๐๐ก๐๐.
When you remove a school board’s right to say “No,” you aren’t empowering parentsโyou are empowering a private organization to dictate the terms of the school day.
The Threat is Spreading: 2026 Watchlist
Ohio was just the testing ground. Right now, copy-and-paste “Shall” bills are moving through legislatures across the country to strip away YOUR local control. These states are officially on the “Shall” watchlist for 2026:
Arizona (HB 2266): Currently moving through the House to force every district to comply.
Alabama (SB 4): A top priority for 2026 that would mandate districts adopt these policies.
Nebraska (LB 550): A carryover mandate bill currently back on the floor for debate.
Donโt be like Ohio. Demand that your legislators keep the “May.”
Protect the right of your local school board to put education before indoctrination.
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