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25 states with no limitations on this
Large providers of these services include [[LifeWise]] (based on [[Ohio]]) and School Ministries (based in [[South Carolina]]).
Large providers of these services include [[LifeWise]] (based on [[Ohio]]) and School Ministries (based in [[South Carolina]]).
== Illinois ==
== Illinois ==
As with many states, there is no specific law in [[Illinois]] governing released time instruction or activities. In the 1946 Illinois Supreme Court decision of ''Latimer v. Board of Education'', 68 N.E. 2d 305, a challenge to released time was rejected and since then one hour per week at the request of parents has been allowed for off-site religious instruction during the school day.
As with half the states (see below), there is no specific law in [[Illinois]] governing released time instruction or activities. In the 1946 Illinois Supreme Court decision of ''Latimer v. Board of Education'', 68 N.E. 2d 305, a challenge to released time was rejected and since then one hour per week at the request of parents has been allowed for off-site religious instruction during the school day.
== 25 states with no limitations on this ==
These 25 states have no laws about released time, thereby leaving it up to local [[public schools]] or school boards:
{{cquote|Alabama, Alaska, Arkansas, Colorado, Connecticut, Delaware, Georgia, Illinois, Kansas, Louisiana, Maryland, Mississippi, Missouri, Nebraska, Nevada,
New Hampshire, New Jersey, North Carolina, Oklahoma, Rhode Island, Tennessee, Texas, Virginia, Washington, and Wyoming.<ref>https://twdpclaw.com/wp-content/uploads/2020/08/Religious-Freedom-in-the-Public-Schools.7-31-14.pdf</ref>}}
== See also ==
== See also ==
*[https://releasedtime.org/statelaws state-by-state listing]
*[https://releasedtime.org/statelaws state-by-state listing]
*[https://casetext.com/case/snyder-v-charlotte-schools Snyder v. Charlotte Pub. Sch. Dist., 421 Mich. 517, 540, 365 N.W.2d 151 (1984)]
*[https://casetext.com/case/snyder-v-charlotte-schools Snyder v. Charlotte Pub. Sch. Dist., 421 Mich. 517, 540, 365 N.W.2d 151 (1984)]
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