Credit for religious classes.

• Jurisdiction: United States
• Date: 01 February 2007

The South Carolina Legislature approved a law last summer that allows high schools to give credit to students for off-campus religious study, also known as released time programs. Although other states, including Idaho, Minnesota, New York, South Carolina and Wisconsin, allow for students to participate in these programs, South Carolina is the first state to allow school districts to grant an elective credit toward graduation for off-campus religious study.

Senator George E. Campsen III...