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 renting a room in Elmwood Local Schools’ Community Center during the school day since September 2022, according to a letter Freedom From Religion Foundation Staff Attorney Sammi Lawrence sent to Elmwood Schools Superintendent Tony Borton on Feb. 18.
“A concerned community member reports that the District is giving special treatment to LifeWise Academy, a religious release time program operating in the District. … It’s our understanding that the Community Center is owned and operated by the District. However, per the Community Center’s website, outside organizations are not allowed to rent rooms in the Center during school hours,” according to the letter…