ATLANTA (AP) - Georgia was the first state in the nation to allow Bible classes in public schools, but the number of districts offering the classes has 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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