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Alabama will allow yoga in public schools, but prohibits the use of meditation, mandalas or mudras. Photo: Ariel Skelley/Getty Images
After almost 30 years on the books, an Alabama law prohibiting yoga in schools has been overturned. Public-school students will be allowed to practice yoga in schools on a voluntary basis with parents’ written permission.
This is the culmination of a three-year effort by state Representative Jeremy Gray, who has been pushing to lift the ban.
Gray, a former athlete and yoga instructor, had been making the case that this practice would promote students’ mental and physical health, as well as their academic success. “This is a great way to help with mental health, being able to concentrate,” he told Alabama news site AL.com.