released time
Americannoun
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time or a period allotted to a teacher apart from normal duties for a special activity, as personal research.
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a designated period for public-school students to receive religious instruction outside of the public school.
Etymology
Origin of released time
First recorded in 1940–45
Example Sentences
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The atheists also complained students who do not attend the released time programs “are inevitably singled out in the eyes of their peers.”
From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2023
Under the high court’s decision, the released time programs must be off-campus, privately funded, and parents must individually consent to a child’s attendance.
From Washington Times • Sep. 1, 2023
Her moment to share the book she's written in her mother's memory, "The Book of Joan: Tales of Mirth, Mischief, and Manipulation" — a released time for Mother's Day.
From Los Angeles Times • May 6, 2015
Now the question was: Would the court also hold that religious education during "released time" was unconstitutional?
From Time Magazine Archive
Under released time, students can take these courses as electives in the high school curriculum.
From Time Magazine Archive
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