New Hampshire § 194-B:7 Chartered Public Schools;  Secular or Nonsecular Determination

New Hampshire Statutes

§ 194-B:7 — Chartered Public Schools; Secular or Nonsecular Determination

New Hampshire § 194-B:7

Title XVEDUCATION

Ch. 194-BCHARTERED PUBLIC SCHOOLS

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Bluebook

N.H. Rev. Stat. Ann. § 194-B:7 (2026).

Text

For purposes of determining whether a proposed chartered public school is a prohibited religious school, the following 3-part test set forth by the United States Supreme Court shall be used.

I.The school shall have a secular purpose.

II.The school's "primary effect" shall neither advance nor prohibit religion.

III.The school shall not foster "excessive entanglement" between the school and religion.

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For purposes of determining whether a proposed chartered public school is a prohibited religious school, the following 3-part test set forth by the United States Supreme Court shall be used.
I. The school shall have a secular purpose.
II. The school's "primary effect" shall neither advance nor prohibit religion.
III. The school shall not foster "excessive entanglement" between the school and religion.