Freedom From Religion Foundation asks Ohio school district to stop religious time on school property

Freedom From Religion Foundation asks Ohio school district to stop religious time on school property

A LifeWise Academy bus, photographed on Sept. 19, 2025. LifeWise is a Hilliard-based religious instruction program that operates in 34 states and plans to enroll nearly 100,000 students during the 2025-26 school year. (Photo by Megan Henry, Ohio Capital Journal). The Freedom From Religion Foundation is asking a Northwest Ohio school district to stop letting a religious release time program operate on school property. LifeWise Academy has been re…

Freedom from Religion Foundation asks Elmwood to stop LifeWise Academy use of school property for religion classes – BG Independent News

By JAN McLAUGHLIN BG Independent News A Wood County school district has been asked to stop violating Ohio law and U.S. Supreme Court rulings by allowing religious classes on school property. Last month, the Freedom From Religion Foundation sent a letter to the Elmwood School District, directing the district to stop allowing Lifewise Academy to hold its Bible classes on school property during school hours. Elmwood has been violating the Ohio law a