Since a new state law brought renewed attention to the option for “moral education” programming in public schools, an out-of-state Bible-based moral education group has begun springing up in school districts across Kentucky — from Oldham County to McCracken County. An attorney general opinion released this week clarifies that school boards have the power to reject those programs, with a couple of caveats.

Earlier this year, the Kentucky General Assembly attached a new addition to a bill requiring a “moment of silence” at the start of each school day. An already somewhat controversial bill, the insertion created a framework for “moral education” in the state.

The law requires schools to allow students off campus for up to one hour per week for “moral education” that parents can opt into,

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