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Iowa enacts law permitting school absences for religious instruction

June 11, 2025

Governor Kim Reynolds his signed a bill permitting students in Iowa’s public schools and accredited private schools to attend up to five hours per week of off-site religious instruction.

The new law passed by margins of 96-2 in the state house and 47-0 in the state senate.

 


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