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OKCPS board adopts state-mandated ‘release time’ policy after hour-long debate; 4–3 vote
Summary
The board adopted new policy I-29 on release time courses required by state law, which allows students to be excused for off-campus religious or moral instruction and permits awarding elective credit if a course meets neutral criteria. Trustees split 4–3 amid concerns about First Amendment risks, K–12 scope, and background checks.
The Oklahoma City Public Schools board voted 4–3 to adopt a new release-time policy (policy I-29) that implements a recently passed state law allowing students to be excused from classes to attend off-campus religious or moral instruction and, in some cases, to receive elective credit.
General counsel Tony Childers led the board through the policy’s text and the statute’s requirements. Childers said the policy mirrors the law and uses “neutral criteria” the district must apply when deciding whether an…
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