The S.C. Released Time Credit Act, signed into law June 2, 2008 by Gov. Mark Sanford, permits high schools to give students an elective credit for participating in the religion class.
Now South Carolina has became the second state to allow schools to give students academic credit for that instruction.
The S.C. Released Time Credit Act, signed into law June 2, 2008 by Gov. Mark Sanford, permits schools to give students an elective credit for participating in the religion class.
'The [new law] just eliminates any questions of the legality or viability of Bible curriculums,' said Grayson Hartgrove, a member of the national organization Bible Education in School Time Network and program director for the Midlands Christian Learning Center.
Supporters across the state hope the new law will revive high school enrollment in Bible education, encouraging churches and school officials to create more programs for those students.
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