🚨 Indiana lawmakers are testing the boundaries of church–state separation—again. An Indiana legislator has introduced House Bill 1232, a proposal that would require every public and charter school—K–12—to teach the Bible, framed as “Bible as literature,” while also quietly reshaping how public money can flow to religious organizations. Here’s what matters ⬇️ 📘 The Bible… Read More

🚨 What’s Happening With “America 250” Civics Education — And Why It’s So Concerning… As the United States approaches its 250th anniversary, the U.S. Department of Education has formally partnered with a large coalition of ideological and advocacy organizations to shape what they describe as “patriotism,” “civic knowledge,” and “America’s founding principles” in schools. This… Read More

Delphi, Indiana: This Was Never About “Religious Freedom.” It Was About Power. What happened in Delphi this week was not confusion about the law.It was not a misunderstanding. And it was not a neutral community conversation. It was a coordinated pressure campaign — and the public record makes that clear. Delphi Community School Corporation did… Read More

🚨 OHIO — THIS IS WHY THE LINE MATTERS A parent in Coshocton, Ohio is alleging that a public high school teacher led students in Christian prayer and a religious song during a school assembly. This is not a gray area. Students are absolutely free to pray on their own.Teachers and school officials, however, cannot… Read More

🚨 INDIANA — HAPPENING TODAY (DELPHI / CARROLL COUNTY) 🚨 TODAY at 11:00 AM, a community meeting is being held regarding the Carroll County Religious Education / Released Time program and the recent decision by Delphi Community School Corporation to discontinue on-site religious instruction during the school day after legal review. 📍 Delphi Christian Church… Read More

This is how Christian nationalism advances — not by debate, but by mandate. Under the language of “parental rights” and “religious freedom,” lawmakers are forcing public schools to accommodate release time for religious instruction (RTRI) during the school day, whether communities want it or not. 📍 Right now, this is happening through mandated RTRI bills… Read More

🚨Public Records Reveal a Paper Loop in LifeWise’s Insurance Claims — McCracken County, KY When McCracken County Schools approved LifeWise Academy’s released-time program, the proposal included an insurance certificate that appeared to show LifeWise’s coverage was on file with the Kentucky Department of Education (KDOE). So we checked. We submitted an Open Records Request to… Read More

🚨 TENNESSEE Lawmakers are reopening a debate that never actually went away — prayer in public schools. 🚨 A new bill introduced by Gino Bulso claims that the separation of church and state has been “misinterpreted” and now restricts religion instead of protecting it. Supporters argue that public schools should accommodate more religious expression. Here’s… Read More

🚨 WATCH THIS BEFORE YOU BELIEVE THE “DISCRIMINATION” CLAIMS LifeWise is telling supporters that Everett Public Schools.WA is treating Bibles like they’re “infectious” and restricting students’ religious freedom. That is not what’s happening. In the video attached, you’ll hear LifeWise describe a rule requiring students returning from their program to place materials into backpacks or… Read More

📌 From Our Private Educator & Parent Community This concern was recently raised inside our private Secular Education Association group by a public school teacher in Indiana — and it’s one we believe deserves broader public attention. A district is reportedly paying for Workforce Chaplains as an employee “wellness benefit,” with chaplains expected to be… Read More

📣 INDIANA parents, educators, and community members — we’re participating in this upcoming event and want to invite you to join us. On Wednesday, January 14 at 7 PM EST, the Secular Education Association, Do Something Southern Indiana, and Hoosiers for Separation of Church and State will be taking part in a *Free* virtual School… Read More

🚨TEXAS🚨 🛑 Faith leaders in Texas are sounding the alarm — and school boards should listen. As the March 1 deadline approaches for districts to vote on school prayer policies under Texas Senate Bill 11, more than 160 faith leaders are urging boards to decline adoption — warning that the law creates new problems, not… Read More

When people hear “Bible study,” they picture kids learning kindness, forgiveness, and loving their neighbor. That is not what this article documents. Across hundreds of public schools, parents describe LGBTQ students being bullied, ostracized, and pushed out after classmates attend LifeWise Academy during the school day.Kids told they’re “going to burn in hell.”Families forced to… Read More

Thanks for confirming what many parents have been saying: the “Charlie Kirk American Heritage Act” is being promoted in explicitly partisan political spaces. Public education policy should be written for all students, not advanced as talking points at party events. This is exactly why families are concerned about ideological legislation being routed into public schools… Read More

After a child was left behind during released-time religious instruction, the school sent families a letter describing how student safety is supposed to work. In that letter, North Adams Community Schools says that if a student is missing, the office would “intervene immediately” and communicate with the parent. We want to be clear: we are… Read More