Handing out Gideon Bibles to Grade 5 students has been a long tradition in Prince Edward Island schools, one that has been safeguarded for more than four decades as the role of religion in Canadian classrooms slowly eroded.

This week, one P.E.I. school board faced the uncomfortable question of whether the service should still be offered at all after a parent complained about the consent form sent home to allow his daughter to opt out of the service.

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