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    As critics decry religion in classrooms, some fear how far Florida will go

    By Jeffrey S. Solochek,

    8 hours ago
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    Gov. Ron DeSantis speaks at the Iowa Faith & Freedom Coalition's fall banquet in September. Under DeSantis' administration, Florida has enacted several laws aimed at bringing religious issues into public schools, an issue critics say blurs traditional divisions between church and state. [ BRYON HOULGRAVE | AP ]

    Oklahoma is mandating Bible lessons in public schools. Louisiana is requiring display of the 10 commandments in classrooms.

    As the national debate churns over the role of religion in public schools, Florida, too, stands near the center of the storm.

    Its law to permit chaplains in classrooms, which took effect July 1, has gained wide attention — particularly after Gov.

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