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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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
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
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
The court has approved "released time," however, a more modest version involving no public money.
From Time Magazine Archive
Now the union wants to shut down the assembly lines for at least 15 minutes during each shift�making a total of 39 minutes' released time.
From Time Magazine Archive
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