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(Iowa) Republicans seek religious exemption in boarding school law
http://www.edweek.org/ew/articles/2017/03/01/republicans-seek-religious-exemption-in-boarding_ap.htmlDES MOINES, Iowa (AP) — Republicans are seeking exemptions for religious institutions from a new law that adds oversight to boarding schools in Iowa.
The Senate Education Committee voted 9-5 Wednesday along party lines for the bill, which is now available for debate in the Senate.
The Legislature passed a law last year raising required standards at private children's residential facilities in response to abuse allegations at a Keokuk boarding school that had little state oversight.
The bill would exempt a "bona fide religious institution" from school accreditation. Iowa law doesn't define such institutions.