LifeWise Academy
Coverage of LifeWise Academy in the Nexus archive.
- Ohio men previously involved with LifeWise Academy charged with sex crimes involving minors
Three Ohio men previously associated with LifeWise Academy, a religious instruction program for public school students, were charged or pleaded guilty to sex crimes involving minors. The men, who passed background checks at the time of their involvement with LifeWise, include two teachers and a volunteer. LifeWise stated it has received no reports of misconduct involving its students in connection with these cases.
- Judge orders Washington school district to loosen limits on off-campus Bible club for public school students
A federal judge ordered Washington's Everett Public Schools to loosen restrictions on LifeWise Academy, an off-campus religious group for public school students, citing First Amendment violations. The ruling allows LifeWise to participate in community fairs, display flyers, and use semester-long permission slips for student attendance, among other changes. The case highlights tensions over religious expression in public schools and references a 1952 Supreme Court precedent upholding off-campus religious instruction.