Ga. schools see drop in students taking Bible

ATLANTA - Georgia was the first state in the nation to allow Bible classes in public schools, but the number of districts offering the classes have dwindled to just a handful as budgets remain tight.

Superintendents say interest has waned in the once-controversial classes and schools don't have the money to pay for courses with only a few students enrolled. What's more, it now takes more students to fill up a class than ever before because of budget cuts some classes need more than 25 enrolled before they're considered affordable.

Just 21 middle and high schools in 16 districts offered the voluntary classes last school year just a fraction of the 180 school districts in the state. That's compared to 48 districts offering the classes four years ago.

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