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Documentary explores faith, parental rights in U.S. public schools

Documentary explores faith, parental rights in U.S. public schools

A new documentary streaming this month examines the impact of removing Bibles from U.S. public schools and the legal and educational alternatives for families seeking to give students access to biblical instruction during the school day. Titled Off School Property: Solving the Separation of Church and State, the film from LifeWise Academy explores the constitutional boundaries of religious expression in education, focusing on “released time religious instruction,” a long-standing legal framework
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