KENTUCKY 🎉 Oldham County: 5–0 to keep learning in the classroom. Tonight, the Oldham County Board of Education voted unanimously to deny LifeWise Academy’s request. Board members called the proposal a “logistical nightmare” and a “massive disruption,” and affirmed that Oldham’s educators already provide strong moral and character education during the school day. As we’ve… Read More

🚨315,000 U.S. children were married between 2000 and 2021. 66,415 cases involved ages or spousal age gaps that would qualify as a sex crime. Source: Equality Now & Unchained At Last, “Legal Gaps and Enduring Harm” (Oct. 8, 2025).——————————————————— Unacceptable and Disgusting. In a country where about 90% of children attend public schools, no student’s… Read More

📚 It’s American Library Association’s Banned Books Week — October 6-12, 2025 Every year, more and more books are pulled from school and public-library shelves — NOT because they’re harmful, but because they challenge the worldview of those who want to narrow what students are allowed to learn. Censoring ideas doesn’t protect children. It limits… Read More

🚨 OHIO SUPREME COURT DISMISSES LIFEWISE SUIT 🚨 The Ohio Supreme Court has thrown out LifeWise Academy’s lawsuit against the state as moot. LifeWise tried to stop the Ohio Civil Rights Commission from even investigating a former employee’s discrimination complaint—arguing that, because they call themselves a ministry, they should be free from review by a… Read More

🚨 IOWA & TEXAS Spotlight: A recent piece in The N’West Iowa REVIEW highlights how LifeWise Academy is expanding inside the Boyden-Hull Community Schools In the article, LifeWise leaders credit their growth to kids recruiting other kids: “They are definitely the voice behind LifeWise… The kids are just on fire for God. They go back… Read More

🚨 HuffPost gets it🚨 👉🏻This piece lays out how coordinated Christian nationalist efforts—Ten Commandments mandates, book bans, “parental rights” pretexts, board takeovers—are reshaping public schools from Texas to D.C. At Secular Education Association (SEA), we’ve been saying this for years: this is a coordinated pipeline rooted in the Project 2025 playbook and the Seven Mountain… Read More

🚨 PENNSYLVANIA 🚨 A parent in our private SEA group shared this today after receiving an email from their child’s public school promoting a released-time religious program: “Just got this email today from my son’s school. I am fuming. ETA: I emailed the superintendent to tell him that while I recognize they are legal obligated… Read More

Posted in our private group – “What can or should I do about this? My daughter brought these home today. They have all shown up within the last week or so, on different days. She said they get put on lockers all down her hallway. She hasn’t seen who is going it. The elementary school… Read More

Amazing coverage from the Indiana Citizen on last week’s Muncie forum, where our co-founder Zachary Parrish shared his family’s experience and why protecting the public-school day matters for every kid. “Whether you’re religious or not, public schools belong to everyone. The question is how to protect that space so every kid feels safe and respected.”… Read More

“Local chapters are expected to fully self-fund. Starting a program requires a $500 commitment fee, a $1,000 launch fee, and a $1,500 “Go Live” fee. Then there’s a $30 monthly fee per student. Local programs must also cover staff salaries, classroom supplies, transportation and more. From the outset, they’re encouraged to raise three years’ worth… Read More

🚨KENTUCKY🚨 “A recent opinion from Attorney General Russell Coleman requested by the Oldham County Board of Education said districts must have a valid reason for rejecting the programs and that their decisions can’t be arbitrary….” “Concern about antisemitism and the loss of an hour of instructional time seem like perfectly valid reasons to reject the… Read More

🚨 OHIO ALERT 🚨 New bill would push “positive Christianity” lessons into public-school history classes Ohio lawmakers just introduced HB 486 – the “Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act.”It would direct public-school teachers and college professors to highlight the “positive influence of Christianity” on American history and culture—without mentioning other faith traditions. SEA’s position is clear:… Read More

TEXAS🚨 When “parents’ rights” bills become kids’ losses 🚨 Texas’ new Senate Bill 12 is already closing down student-run LGBTQ clubs, banning school-sponsored GSAs, and even blocking teachers from using students’ affirmed names and pronouns.Districts are scrambling to interpret the law; the result is confusion, fear, and the loss of one of the only safe… Read More

What people are saying: Facebook User: I believe this is 100% true Facebook User: And a money making machine. Always about the money with this regime. Facebook User: I tried to find the connection to Christian Zionism, but couldn’t. Has anyone? Nonetheless, vote for School Board Candidates that have moral clarity & treat ALL children… Read More

📣 ARKANSAS- Zoom Incident: Student Speech vs. School Neutrality You may have seen the headlines about Zion Ramos, a junior at Arkansas Connections Academy, who says he was muted and removed from a virtual “social time” session while sharing his Christian faith. ➡️ First Liberty Institute, a religious-liberty law group, says the school violated his… Read More