May public schools cooperate with mentoring programs run by religious institutions?
Public schools may cooperate with mentoring projects run by religious institutions provided that: • Other community organizations are given an equal opportunity and are subject to the same secular selection criteria to operate such programs in partnership with the schools. • Referrals are made without regard to a student’s religious beliefs or lack of them. • Participation in the program is not conditioned on mandatory participation, or refusal to participate, in religious programs operated by a religious institution. • At no time do school officials encourage or discourage student participation in the religious programs of religious institutions.
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