Wisconsin Code § 119.19

Released time for religious instruction
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(1)
The board may permit a pupil, with the written permission of the
pupil’s parent or guardian, to be absent from school for up to 180
minutes per week to obtain religious instruction outside the
school during the required school period. The board shall determine periods allotted for the pupil to be absent from school for
the purpose of religious instruction. Monthly, the supervisor of
the religious instruction shall report the names of the pupils who
attended such weekly religious instruction to the principal of the
school that the pupil regularly attends. The board may withdraw
permission to be absent from school if a pupil does not attend the
religious instruction.
(2) The board is not responsible for transporting a pupil to or
from religious instruction under sub. (1).
(3) The board is released from all liability for a pupil who is
absent from school under sub. (1).

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