@inbook{10.2307/j.ctt7s1t7.19, ISBN = {9780691130651}, URL = {http://www.jstor.org/stable/j.ctt7s1t7.19}, abstract = {In our final chapter, we will consider what schools should do when parents or students seek exceptions from standard requirements. Typically, parents with religious objections to aspects of the educational program want their children to be excused. In recent decades, most such complaints have been made by devoutly religious parents who worry that their childrenʹs faith will be undermined by forms of secular instruction. Religious objections to curriculums will almost certainly increase if schools deal more fully with religion; some parents will not want their children educated about other religions.When responding to complaints of this sort, educators must evaluate}, bookauthor = {Kent Greenawalt}, booktitle = {Does God Belong in Public Schools?}, pages = {174--188}, publisher = {Princeton University Press}, title = {Excusing Students When They or Their Parents Object}, year = {2005} }