Florida joins Texas in adopting school ‘chaplain’ option denounced by chaplains
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Florida joins Texas in adopting school ‘chaplain’ option denounced by chaplains

May 1, 2024

“As a minister, I know that chaplains can play an appropriate and important role in the lives of many families, but their place is absolutely not in our public schools,” Interfaith Alliance President Paul Raushenbush said. “The legislation Gov. DeSantis just signed opens students up to potential religious coercion and creates a serious risk that those in need of support from trained counselors will not receive it.”

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