Weekday Religious Education

Weekday Religious Education (WRE) or Released Time for Religious Instruction (RTRI) is a released time religious education program[1][2] for public school students in the United States. The program is administered during school hours, but by law[3] must be conducted outside school property. Weekday Religious Education classes are offered in school districts in several states, most of them rural.[1]

  1. ^ a b Lithwick, Dahlia. Bible Belt Upside the Head. Slate, February 16, 2005. Accessed July 27, 2006.
  2. ^ Palmetto Family Council. Released Time Education. Accessed July 27, 2006.
  3. ^ McCollum v. Board of Education, 333 U.S. 203 (1948). Retrieved from FindLaw, July 27, 2006.