The bill called "The Parents' Bill of Rights" requires K-12 schools to notify parents if sexuality is discussed plus it requires schools to allow release time for religious education.

Ohio students who face expulsions for “imminent and severe endangerment” would have to undergo psychological assessments prior to being allowed back to school.

Prospective teachers used to be required to obtain a license in their subject area, but that's not the case anymore.

Most central Ohio schools begin spring classes before the inauguration, but some U.S. universities with later starts advised international students to come back early.

The LifeWise bill requires K-12 school districts to develop policies for programs that allow, with parent permission, for outside religious groups to take children off school premises for religious instruction.

Worthington's school board voted 4-0 Monday to rescind its release time policy after Dec. 31.

Southern counties in Ohio showed a particularly high approval rate — 73% approval — for providing students with universal free meals at public schools.

In August, Grafton Correctional Institution hosted a five-course meal served to the public.

Worthington is the latest district to reconsider a religious release policy, as two state bills seek to require public schools to have religious release time policies.

Franklin County voters approved levies and bond issues for Bexley, Grandview Heights, Hilliard and New Albany-Plain Local Schools, but said no to school issues in the Groveport-Madison and Reynoldsburg school districts.

Columbus School Board President Christina Vera said board members were able to talk with teachers, students, and in some cases, families.

The move comes just a month after Westerville City Schools rescinded their religious release time policy, ending the district’s LifeWise Academy off-campus Bible study.