Terms Used In Vermont Statutes Title 16 Sec. 1051

  • Periodic released time: means time, occurring at least once weekly, during which public school students are released from school to attend religious education courses sponsored by and given under the authority of a religious group. See
  • State: when applied to the different parts of the United States may apply to the District of Columbia and any territory and the Commonwealth of Puerto Rico. See

§ 1051. Statement of public policy

It is the policy of the State of Vermont to cooperate with religious groups by adjusting the schedule of public schools to provide periodic released time for religious instruction, provided that such adjustments do not interfere with the conduct of secular educational programs in the schools. (Added 1969, No. 260 (Adj. Sess.), eff. Sept. 1, 1970.)