🚨Montana https://www.facebook.com/share/v/1FuqQzvADa/?mibextid=wwXIfr What people are saying: Zachary Parrish: The domestic abuser got a promotion eh View original post on Facebook Read More

Zach shares the story that started all of this — a story many of you have heard before, and one we will keep telling. Because it’s not just about one family or one district. It’s about every child who walks into a public school expecting an education free from coercion, pressure, or religious influence. His… Read More

🌟 SEA at the Columbiana County Democratic Party Kennedy Dinner! 🌟 We had an incredible evening in Columbiana County last night at the annual Kennedy Dinner, joining keynote speakers Ohio Supreme Court Justice Jennifer Brunner, David Pepper , and our own co-founder Zachary Parrish. A huge thank-you to Party Chair Charley Kidder for the invitation… Read More

🚨 Indiana – Tippecanoe Valley LifeWise LifeWise Academy is taking 4th–5th graders off campus during the school day to a church, where children begin each session by reciting the Christian Flag Pledge. 👀 That alone is troubling for a program that claims to be “non-sectarian” and “just character education.”But what stands out even more is… Read More

We are deeply concerned by a recent LifeWise Academy promotional post that publicly identified a child as being on the autism spectrum and used her disability-related traits as part of a religious testimonial. In the post, LifeWise describes an autistic student—referred to as a “sweet girl on the autism spectrum”—and highlights that she “doesn’t usually… Read More

🚨 Fact Check: Misleading Claim About LifeWise “Enrollment Decline” A post is circulating that claims “LifeWise Academy has seen a steady decline in program enrollment.” That’s not what the numbers show — and drawing that conclusion ignores basic context and data science. 📊 What LifeWise’s own data actually says:August 2023: 133 schools | 15,234 studentsAugust… Read More

📑 Updated: SEA’s National Violation Log Every week, the Secular Education Association continues to document clear violations of the separation between church and state inside public schools. These reports come directly from parents, educators, and community members across the country. This isn’t speculation — it’s evidence.From pastors invited to practices, to religious programs using school… Read More

🚨 Tomorrow! Don’t miss this national conversation. Join the Secular Education Association and Americans United for Separation of Church and State for a virtual event on how Released Time Religious Instruction programs (Like LifeWise Academy) are being misused in public schools — and what we can do to protect secular, inclusive education. 🎥 Can’t attend… Read More

Public school time is publicly funded — and there isn’t one national “price tag.” Per-pupil spending and instructional hours vary widely by state. Using national averages only gives a range, not a single figure. If 100,000 students leave class for about an hour each week, the estimated range of publicly funded instructional time not delivered… Read More

🚨TEACHER REPORT🚨 A public school counselor is running a “Jesus and Donuts” program before school — using the school intercom to promote it, sending staff-wide emails about his ministry during the school day, and even selling “I ❤️ Jesus” lanyards on campus to fund events. The teacher who sent this in is terrified to report… Read More

Good morning! ☀️ We’re grateful that more people across the country are paying attention to LifeWise. With that momentum comes misinformation. ☎️ It’s like the “telephone” game — details get bent fast. That’s why we centralize updates: think of our private group and public page as the lost and found for facts. It’s where we… Read More

🚨 INDIANA 🚨 East Noble School Corporation publicly listed LifeWise Academy as one of its “accomplishments” in its 2024 State of the Corporation address — and again this year, celebrating its expansion to even more grades. This is the same district whose superintendent told the The News Sun that East Noble School Districts would only… Read More

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⚠️ How It Looks When It’s Already Happening 🚨OHIO 🚨 ➡️This isn’t new — but it’s worth revisiting.Because this is exactly what it looks like when a Released Time religious program quietly crosses the line inside a public school. 📂 In 2023–2024, Norwalk City School District Norwalk TruckersNorwalk Truckers(Ohio) allowed students to leave core classes… Read More

“LifeWise’s rise is a cautionary tale about how attempts to infuse religion into public schools are systematically — and intentionally — destabilizing communities and imperiling American democracy.” READ THIS If you want to understand what’s happening with LifeWise and Released Time Bible programs across the country — how they operate, how they spread, and how… Read More