'''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).
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'''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 by statute as of 2025, in some of these states (like Kentucky) at the discretion of the school board, include:
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:Florida, Hawaii, Indiana (up to 2 hours per week), Iowa, Kentucky, Montana, New York, North Dakota, Ohio, Oklahoma, Pennsylvania, South Carolina, Tennessee, Texas, Vermont and Wisconsin.
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Most additional states also allow this if the local public school approves. In some states academic credit is available for the released time instruction, as in Utah (by administrative regulation).
Large providers of these services include [[LifeWise]] (based in [[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]]).