Released Time Religious Instruction laws vary widely by state — and most families don’t realize it.
Some states require schools to release students for religious instruction during the school day. Others still leave it up to local districts.
We built a national map to help people understand what’s happening where they live.
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What people are saying:
- Secular Education Association: Tell us your state and we’ll tell you what the law looks like there.
- Facebook User: Yes, in Oklahoma.
- Secular Education Association: Facebook User In June 2024, Oklahoma became the second state to fall to LifeWise’s legislative agenda with the passage of HB 1425. This bill codified a new section of law in the Oklahoma statutes. §70-11-101.3 flipped Oklahoma to a ‘shall’ state by mandating that each district board of education adopt a policy that excuses a student from school to attend a released time course. This statute allows students to miss up to three class periods each week and stipulates that ‘Instructors hired by an independent entity to provide a released time course shall not be required to be licensed or certified teachers’. In a statement to The Oklahoman, LIfeWise CEO Joel Penton said they had ‘been advocating for the bill for quite some time’ and can be seen in this video urging his followers to contact Oklahoma legislators.
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