Rightwing Christians plot to increase US religious education during school hours

Far-right linked group LifeWise pushing model bill to allow students to leave school grounds for religious release time'

A group of rightwing Christian organizations is pushing a model bill to require public school districts to allow students to receive religious education during school hours, according to footage from a December meeting of the National Association of Christian Lawmakers.

During the meeting, a group of state lawmakers voted to create a model bill that would allow students to leave school grounds to receive religious education for one to five hours a week, a practice referred to as religious release time.