Butte School District

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Release Time for Religious Instruction

Upon written request of a student’s parent or guardian, renewed at least annually, a student must be released from regular school attendance for the purpose of receiving off-campus religious instruction for a period of ____ hours per week. [NOTE: Must be at least one hour per week]

Early release of a student for the purposes of religious instruction will not adversely affect the student’s enrollment status or attendance record.

For the purposes of this Policy, secular criteria may include but are not limited to the following:

(a) the number of hours of classroom instruction time;
(b) a review of the course syllabus that reflects course requirements and materials used;
(c) the methods of assessment used in the course; and
(d) the qualifications of the course instructor.