RS 17:407.49: Parent-child relationship

The State Board of Elementary and Secondary Education and the department shall not interfere with the parent-child relationship regarding the religious training of a child, if both of the following conditions are met:

(1) The parent or legal custodian has enrolled his child in a child care facility, including but not limited to a child residential facility, operated by a religious, nonprofit organization that is exempt from federal income taxes pursuant to 26 U.S.C. 501(c)(3).

(2) As a condition of enrollment, the child is required to attend religious services or classes and the parent or legal custodian of the child agrees to such condition.