Alabama Overturns Ban of Yoga in Schools That Cited Hinduism Connection
On 5/21/21 at 3:06 PM EDT
For the first time in nearly 30 years, public schools in Alabama can now legally teach yoga.
Governor Kay Ivey signed a law into effect Thursday that gives individual local school boards the authority to decide whether to offer lessons on the mental and physical practice.
But for any school that decides to offer yoga, the law includes a provision that requires parents to sign a permission slip saying that they acknowledge that yoga is associated with the Hindu religion. Yoga, under the bill, must also be limited to stretches and poses and avoid any non-English descriptions or any aspect of Eastern philosophy and religious training.
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