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🚨 “PRIVATELY FUNDED.” THE TAXPAYERS HAVE ALREADY SPENT ABOUT $7,500.
🚨 “PRIVATELY FUNDED.” THE TAXPAYERS HAVE ALREADY SPENT ABOUT $7,500. McCracken County Public Schools in McCracken County, Kentucky just voted 3–2 to expand LifeWise Academy from one public school to…
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🚨 THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IS BORROWING MONEY TO OPERATE. THE ROOFS LEAK. THE HVAC IS F…
🚨 THE PUBLIC SCHOOL IS BORROWING MONEY TO OPERATE. THE ROOFS LEAK. THE HVAC IS FAILING. KIDS WERE SENT HOME BECAUSE SEWAGE BACKED UP THROUGH THE SINKS. And LifeWise wants…
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Happy Constitution Day
Happy Constitution Day What people are saying: Facebook User: It mentions religion more than insisting a lack or freedom from it also Secular Education Association: Facebook User Freedom OF religion…
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🚨 “BACK IN THE 80s, WE WERE TAUGHT NOT TO TAKE CANDY FROM STRANGERS IN VANS.”
🚨 “BACK IN THE 80s, WE WERE TAUGHT NOT TO TAKE CANDY FROM STRANGERS IN VANS.” One of our members said this after seeing LifeWise Academy advertise what it had…
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🚨 OPE. PENNSYLVANIA LAW JUST MADE THIS A LOT MORE INTERESTING.
🚨 OPE. PENNSYLVANIA LAW JUST MADE THIS A LOT MORE INTERESTING. We’ve been reporting on LifeWise Academy preparing to operate during the public school day at Quakertown Community Elementary.So we…
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🚨 WITHIN HOURS OF PUBLICATION, THE DISTRICT RESPONDED.
🚨 WITHIN HOURS OF PUBLICATION, THE DISTRICT RESPONDED. Yesterday, the Bucks County Beacon reported that LifeWise Academy is bringing its Bible program to Quakertown Elementary students. Within HOURS, Quakertown Community…
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🚨 INDIANA: THIS IS WHAT “VOLUNTARY” CAN LOOK LIKE FOR THE CHILD WHO DOESN’T GO.
🚨 INDIANA: THIS IS WHAT “VOLUNTARY” CAN LOOK LIKE FOR THE CHILD WHO DOESN’T GO. As LifeWise Academy explores expansion into Monroe and Brown counties in Indiana, Indiana Public Media…
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🚨 LIFEWISE HASN’T EVEN LAUNCHED IN BUCKS COUNTY YET — AND IT’S ALREADY EYEING FO…
🚨 LIFEWISE HASN’T EVEN LAUNCHED IN BUCKS COUNTY YET — AND IT’S ALREADY EYEING FOUR MORE SCHOOL DISTRICTS. This morning, the Bucks County Beaconpublished a deep dive into LifeWise Academy’s…
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New Update from Facebook
What people are saying: Facebook User: Nooooooo way. My kids would be very sick that day. View original post on Facebook
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🚨 NORTHWEST OHIO PARENTS — LOOK WHO IS BEING PUT IN FRONT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENT…
🚨 NORTHWEST OHIO PARENTS — LOOK WHO IS BEING PUT IN FRONT OF HIGH SCHOOL STUDENTS. A Northwest Ohio parent says her daughter came home from public school today with…
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🚨 FIRST THEY CHANGE THE LAW. THEN THEY CELEBRATE THE EXPANSION.
🚨 FIRST THEY CHANGE THE LAW. THEN THEY CELEBRATE THE EXPANSION. LifeWise Academy has been very clear: it advocated for Oklahoma’s HB 1425. -Its leadership traveled to Oklahoma.-It answered lawmakers’…
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🚨 THIS IS WHAT “SHALL” LOOKS LIKE AFTER THE LEGISLATURE GOES HOME. WE TRIED TO W…
🚨 THIS IS WHAT “SHALL” LOOKS LIKE AFTER THE LEGISLATURE GOES HOME. WE TRIED TO WARN YOU. Wake County Public School System in North Carolina is moving forward with a…
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🚨 PUBLIC MONEY. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. THE RULES ARE BEING WRITTEN NOW.
🚨 PUBLIC MONEY. RELIGIOUS EDUCATION. THE RULES ARE BEING WRITTEN NOW. The new Federal Scholarship Tax Credit is moving forward. The Treasury Department has sent its rules to the White…
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🚨 WE FOUND SOMETHING WE WANT ANSWERS ABOUT.
🚨 WE FOUND SOMETHING WE WANT ANSWERS ABOUT. Buried in the Ohio Civil Rights Commission’s April 2026 records is this: Brian M Glasgow v. LifeWise Academy-Mrs. Lacey JohnsonCOL71(023423)03242026 The disposition?🚨…
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🚨 HOW MANY TIMES IS THIS HAPPENING WHEN NOBODY CHALLENGES IT?
🚨 HOW MANY TIMES IS THIS HAPPENING WHEN NOBODY CHALLENGES IT? In March 2025, LifeWise Academy asked Westfield Township in Medina County, Ohio, to use the publicly owned township hall…
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🚨 “PRIVATELY FUNDED.” UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT PICKS UP THE TAB. 😡
🚨 “PRIVATELY FUNDED.” UNTIL THE GOVERNMENT PICKS UP THE TAB. 😡 LifeWise Academy loves to repeat that its released-time religious instruction programs are privately funded. In fact, LifeWise says its…
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AT 9:03 A.M., MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CHILDREN WERE SITTING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS.
AT 9:03 A.M., MILLIONS OF AMERICAN CHILDREN WERE SITTING IN PUBLIC SCHOOLS. Some were doing morning work.Some were changing classes.Some were saying the Pledge.Some were watching televisions their teachers had…
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🚨 WHY DOES LIFEWISE WANT A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ALLEGATIONS?
🚨 WHY DOES LIFEWISE WANT A CHILD’S HISTORY OF ALLEGATIONS? Take a step back and think about what this document is saying. A child makes an allegation against an adult…
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🚨 YOU DON’T GET TO DISCOVER THAT HARASSMENT IS WRONG ONLY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU…
🚨 YOU DON’T GET TO DISCOVER THAT HARASSMENT IS WRONG ONLY WHEN IT HAPPENS TO YOU. NBC4 is reporting that Turning Point USA students at Ohio colleges say they are…
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🚨 THIS IS WHAT EXPANSION LOOKS LIKE BEFORE IT REACHES YOUR SCHOOL.
🚨 THIS IS WHAT EXPANSION LOOKS LIKE BEFORE IT REACHES YOUR SCHOOL. This photo comes directly from LifeWise Academy’s “State of the Ministry” presentation. 👉 These are their numbers. Their…
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🚩 THE NAME CHANGES. THE NETWORK DOESN’T.
🚩 THE NAME CHANGES. THE NETWORK DOESN’T. Last stop: Idaho. Next up: ILLINOIS. Meet Illinois Family Institute. *Illinois is a little different from some of the states we’ve covered: Illinois…
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🚨 LAPORTE, INDIANA: A 501(c)(3) AND A SCHOOL BOARD ENDORSEMENT
🚨 LAPORTE, INDIANA: A 501(c)(3) AND A SCHOOL BOARD ENDORSEMENT Tonya James isn’t just a LifeWise supporter. She is the director of LifeWise Academy LaPorte and an administrator of its…
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This isn’t hypothetical.
This isn’t hypothetical. Nearly HALF of Muslim families with K–12 children surveyed in a 2025 national study said their children had experienced religious bullying in the previous year. And among…
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We’re incredibly grateful to the Freedom from Religion Foundation – Cincinnati M…
We’re incredibly grateful to the Freedom from Religion Foundation – Cincinnati Metro Chapter for awarding the Secular Education Association its annual Recognition $1,000 charitable grant and inviting our Executive Director,…
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🚩 HOW ARE KIDS SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHERE PUBLIC SCHOOL ENDS AND LIFEWISE BEGINS?
🚩 HOW ARE KIDS SUPPOSED TO KNOW WHERE PUBLIC SCHOOL ENDS AND LIFEWISE BEGINS? We see this constantly. -Current public-school teachers.-Retired teachers.-Substitute teachers.-School staff and other familiar adults from the…
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🚩 43% OF OHIO SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOW HAVE AN ACTIVE LIFEWISE ACADEMY CHAPTER.
🚩 43% OF OHIO SCHOOL DISTRICTS NOW HAVE AN ACTIVE LIFEWISE ACADEMY CHAPTER. And LifeWise says 240 more Ohio chapters are already in process. According to new reporting from the…
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🚩 THIS IS WHAT “RELEASED TIME” LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE.
🚩 THIS IS WHAT “RELEASED TIME” LOOKS LIKE IN PRACTICE. This is Akron Elementary in Tippecanoe Valley School Corporation, Indiana.And we really don’t need to explain the problem when LifeWise…
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🚩 THE NAME CHANGES. THE NETWORK DOESN’T.
🚩 THE NAME CHANGES. THE NETWORK DOESN’T. Last stop: Hawaii. Next up: IDAHO. Meet Idaho Family Policy Center — Family Policy Alliance’s current Idaho ally. And Idaho is one of…
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🚨 PIERRE DAMAS BEL SHOULD STILL BE HERE.
🚨 PIERRE DAMAS BEL SHOULD STILL BE HERE. Pierre was a recent Springfield High School graduate.Varsity soccer.JROTC.Scholarship recipient.Wright State student. He should bestanding at the beginning of his life. Instead,…
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