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Residents urge caution on LifeWise release-time program, citing church–state concerns and questions about safeguards
Summary
Multiple members of the public urged the Ocean City board to scrutinize any LifeWise release-time proposal, raising questions about curriculum content, protection for students with disabilities, staff certification and background checks, and potential for proselytizing during the school day.
Several Ocean City residents used the public-comment period to press the school board for detailed scrutiny before permitting any LifeWise Academy release-time program in district schools.
Christine Stanford said she had reviewed email exchanges and raised concerns about board-member communications and potential leaks of constituent correspondences related to LifeWise outreach (SEG 792–840). Grace Trott and other speakers described Unified Sports in positive terms but also addressed LifeWise: Trott, identifying herself as a teacher and a parent, described LifeWise materials she…
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