06/14/2026
Just say no to Lifewise!
This is what “released time religious instruction” looks like in reality.
Not in theory. Not in LifeWise’s polished promo videos. Not in the talking points lawmakers repeat.
In practice.
👉Students missing library, STEM, gym, music, drills, and end-of-day routines.
👉Staff having to stop what they are doing because an outside religious program keeps calling for a child.
👉Kids coming back late.
👉School staff feeling pressure to accommodate the program.
👉Teachers wearing LifeWise shirts on school days.
👉Business cards and promotional materials left in staff lounges.
This is not “separate from school.”
This is entanglement.
And it is exactly what we have been warning about..
🚨When an outside religious program is allowed to pull children during the school day, it does not stay neatly outside the school walls. It bleeds into schedules. It pressures staff. It interrupts instruction. It creates favoritism. It turns public school employees into de facto support staff for a private religious program.
👏🏻Public school specials are not disposable.
Library matters.
STEM matters.
Music matters.
Gym matters.
Safety drills matter.
💜The school day matters.
Children should not be missing parts of their publicly funded education so adults can run a private religious recruitment program around the school schedule.
LifeWise and its supporters keep saying this happens “off campus.” 🙄
But the disruption is happening INSIDE the school. 😡
