Quest to infuse religion into Nebraska public schools is back from dead

Quest to infuse religion into Nebraska public schools is back from dead

The latest revival of Central City’s State Sen. Loren Lippincott’s release time proposal comes after lawmakers decided to remove it from the education package, a decision that led to the demise of the package.

Proposal for religious release time from Nebraska schools back from dead

The quest to infuse religion into Nebraska public schools is making one last push this year. (Aaron Sanderford/Nebraska Examiner)LINCOLN — After being rejected by a majority of Nebraska lawmakers this month, a proposal allowing K-12 students to be excused during the school day for off-site religious instruction and coursework is back as a stand-alone amendment to an education bill that once was a vehicle for a now dead package of proposals.  The…

How to change public school students' lives, with Kori Pennypacker

Public school students spend seven hours a day, five days a week, for most of the year in the classroom. Wouldn’t it be great to include an opportunity for students to learn the truth of the Bible during some of this time?  The good news is that in many places, they can. Bible2School, led by Kori Pennypacker, offers a dynamic Bible program for students during the school day through a “released time” program. They have served for more than 40 yea…