A program taking kids out of class for Bible study tests boundaries in public schools

A program taking kids out of class for Bible study tests boundaries in public schools

Jess Geren’s four children are regular churchgoers — they participate in Christian youth groups and study the Bible at home. When LifeWise Academy, a fast-growing program that allows students to leave school during the day for religious instruction, came to Ayersville Local Schools, their northwest Ohio district, she saw it as a chance to spread the gospel. “It’s not my kids that I worry about,” she said. “This is their opportunity to be a light…