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Supreme Court cases could pave way for larger role for religion in public schools
(hechingerreport.org)
this post was submitted on 19 Apr 2025
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Goddamnit.
I don't have (or plan to have) kids, but I'm happy to pay the local taxes (and vote 'yes' on the various levies) that fund the schools because I don't want a bunch of stupid adults later. But shoving religion in makes me want to start looking for some kind of opt-out loophole. I definitely don't want my tax money going toward religious indoctrination.
I'm irritated enough that churches in my area are provided free spaces to worship. It's a common practice in Northern VA for churches to hold worship services in schools on the weekends and, in the case of my wife's former school, tear down LGBTQ+ club signs. Here comes more possible (probable) encroachment.
For free? I'm aware of church organisations hiring out school halls here in Australia, but they're hiring them, for the same rate that a sports club or other hobby group would.
That was a bit knee-jerk of me, likely due to my irritation with the destruction of club flyers. It does appear they pay non-commercial rental fees.
move to an unincorporated area. You would have to pay out of district fees if you had kids.
My area is unincorported (just outside of city limits). A portion of my property taxes go toward the schools.
Ah, your state probably does taxes differently or you're technically in a school district just not in town. There's school district black holes in my area, but they're usually pretty far out there.