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Unlicensed, volunteer chaplains allowed in Utah’s public schools under new bill

‘I don’t want someone who professes their loyalty to Satan in our schools,’ Rep. Kera Birkeland said during a House Education Committee hearing.

(Trent Nelson | The Salt Lake Tribune) The Utah Capitol in Salt Lake City on Thursday, Feb. 8, 2024. Unlicensed, volunteer religious chaplains would be allowed to serve in Utah’s public schools under a bill advanced by a Utah House committee.