1. United States
2. Ohio
3. Letter

House Bill 486 violates the constitutional separation of church and state. Ohio already has nearly 13,000 churches, and families who want religious instruction have countless options — parochial schools, church programs, and after‑school religious classes. Public schools are not churches. They serve every student and must remain neutral. Bringing groups like Turning Point or LifeWise into public schools forces religious programming into spaces that are supposed to be secular and inclusive. Religious organizations can teach whatever they want — just not inside taxpayer‑funded classrooms. HB 486 crosses a line, and Turning Point and LifeWise do not belong in Ohio’s public schools.