New Indiana law expands religious education time, relaxes STEM licensing, shortens bullying alerts

Written By Bob Gump

High school students will be able to leave school for longer periods to receive religious instruction under legislation passed by Indiana lawmakers.

SEA 255 also creates additional licensing routes for STEM teachers and shortens the window in which schools must notify parents about bullying.

The bill lets high school students leave school for religious instruction each week for an amount of time equal to one elective course. The current cap is 120 minutes a week.

Sen. Spencer Deery (R-West Lafayette) is the bill’s author. He said the change will reduce the amount of class time students miss for religious instruction.

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