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Alabama governor signs legislation to allow yoga in public schools

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Alabama's governor signed legislation that will allow public schools to offer yoga as an elective class after it was banned in 1993 for its ties to Hinduism.

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BBC News

Alabama overturns decades-old ban on yoga in schools

Yoga, banned in Alabama public schools since 1993, can be taught again - but with some restrictions.

3 years ago·United Kingdom

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News18 India

Alabama Governor Signs Bill that Allows Schools in the State to Teach Yoga in Classrooms

Governor of the US state of Alabama Kay Ivey has signed into law a bill that allows schools in the state to teach yoga in their classrooms, sans the use of namaste, ending a nearly three decades ban on the popular age old Indian practice. The law signed on Thursday ends a ban on yoga adopted by the State Board of Education in 1993 because of yoga's connections to Hinduism.

3 years ago·India

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The Guardian

Alabama lifts ban on teaching yoga in public schools but still bars ‘namaste’

Kay Ivey, the Republican governor, signed bill overriding state’s 1993 ban but some conservative Christian groups fought to retain it

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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The Independent

Alabama lifts yoga ban in public schools

The bill still bans chanting, mantras, mudras, and the use of mandalas

3 years ago·London, United Kingdom

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Associated Press News

Ivey signs bill allowing K-12 schools to teach yoga

MONTGOMERY, Ala. (AP) — Alabama Gov. Kay Ivey on Thursday signed legislation to allow public schools to teach yoga, overturning a ban put in place 27 years ago at the

3 years ago·United States

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