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Parents in upstate New York want yoga out of their public schools, protesting that it indoctrinates kids into Hinduism.
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Parents in upstate New York want yoga out of their public schools, protesting that it indoctrinates kids into Hinduism.
Special education teacher Martha Duchscherer and Spanish teacher Kerry Perretta introduced students in Massena, N.Y., to yoga as a relaxation technique. School officials deny there is any religious motivation behind the yoga instruction. Nationwide, nearly 100 schools in 26 states offer yoga. But Rev. Colin Lucid of Calvary Baptist Church in Massena says, “We are not opposed to the benefits. We can understand the benefits. We are opposed to the philosophy behind it and that has its ties in Hinduism and the way they were presenting it.” |
