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Or. Rev. Stat. § 339.420 (2026)

Child excused to receive religious instruction

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      339.420 Child excused to receive religious instruction. Upon application of the parent or guardian of the child, or, if the child has attained the age of majority, upon application of the child, a child attending the public school may be excused from school for periods not exceeding two hours in any week for elementary pupils and five hours in any week for secondary pupils to attend weekday schools giving instruction in religion. [1965 c.100 §298; 1973 c.827 §32; 1977 c.276 §1]

 

      339.430 [Formerly 326.058; 2001 c.104 §114; 2001 c.368 §1; 2003 c.184 §1; repealed by 2011 c.313 §25]

 

INTERSCHOLASTIC ACTIVITIES

Notes of Decisions
Cited in 4 cases, 1973–1994 · leading case: Marks v. McKenzie High Sch. Fact-Finding Team, 878 P.2d 417 (Or. 1994).
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Marks v. McKenzie High Sch. Fact-Finding Team, 878 P.2d 417 (Or. 1994). · cites it 6× “” The function to be performed by defendant — an investigation of McKenzie High School’s administration of ORS 339.420 and related issues (see supra note 2) — was related to the operation of that school.”
Marks v. McKenzie High Sch. Fact-Finding Team, 854 P.2d 488 (Or. Ct. App. 1993). · cites it 2× “Determine if ORS 339.420 has been appropriately administered.”
Marks v. Mckenzie Hs Fact-finding Team, 878 P.2d 417 (Or. 1994). · cites it 6× “" The function to be performed by defendant—an investigation of McKenzie High School's administration of ORS 339.420 and related issues (see supra note 2)—was related to the operation of that school.”
Fisher v. Clackamas Cnty. Sch. Dist. 12, 507 P.2d 839 (Or. Ct. App. 1973). · cites it 2× “The students are released for a total of 120 minutes a week of religious instruction in accordance with the provisions of ORS 339.420, ④ in four thirty-minute periods, to receive religious instruction from Catholic Sisters teaching at St.”
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