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'''Released Time''' programs in [[public school]]s allows students to leave during the school day for scheduled religious-related instruction or activities off-campus. States allowing this as of 2024 include Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Florida, typically at the discretion of local school boards. Many additional states also allow this, some providing academic credit for it such as in Utah (by administrative regulation).
'''Released Time''' programs in [[public school]]s allow students to leave during the school day for scheduled religious-related instruction or activities off-campus. States allowing this as of 2024 include Ohio, South Carolina, Tennessee, Oklahoma, Indiana, and Florida, typically at the discretion of local school boards. Many additional states also allow this, some providing academic credit for it such as in Utah (by administrative regulation).
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 in [[Ohio]]) and School Ministries (based in [[South Carolina]]).
== States requiring released time ==
== States requiring released time ==
Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, North Dakota, Oregon and Pennsylvania require all the public schools in their states to allow students to have released time, provided there is parental consent for each student. See Fla Stat Section 1003.21(2)(b); MCL 380.1561(3)(d); Mich Admin. Code 340.71; ND Cent Code Section 15.1-19-04; Or Rev Stat Sect 339.420; Pa Stat Ann tit. 24 Sect 15-1546. In addition, see ''Dilger v. Sch. Dist.'', 222 Or. 108, 118-19, 352 P.2d 564, 569 (1960) ("We regard the statute as stating that a child shall be excused upon the presentation of a proper application for his release. The authority of the school district or its representatives to adjust the time when the child's absence shall fall in the school day, although not expressed, is derived by implication from the other sections of the school law which delegate to the school district and its representatives the power to operate the schools and to make such regulations as are necessary to do so.").
Florida, Hawaii, Michigan, North Dakota, Oregon and Pennsylvania require all the public schools in their states to allow students to have released time, provided there is parental consent for each student. See Fla Stat Section 1003.21(2)(b); MCL 380.1561(3)(d); Mich Admin. Code 340.71; ND Cent Code Section 15.1-19-04; Or Rev Stat Sect 339.420; Pa Stat Ann tit. 24 Sect 15-1546. In addition, see ''Dilger v. Sch. Dist.'', 222 Or. 108, 118-19, 352 P.2d 564, 569 (1960) ("We regard the statute as stating that a child shall be excused upon the presentation of a proper application for his release. The authority of the school district or its representatives to adjust the time when the child's absence shall fall in the school day, although not expressed, is derived by implication from the other sections of the school law which delegate to the school district and its representatives the power to operate the schools and to make such regulations as are necessary to do so.").
== States with statutes concerning released time ==
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== Illinois ==
== Illinois ==
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.
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 ==
== 25 states with no limitations on this ==