Lawsuit Alleges Religious Coercion Through Meditation in Chicago Public Schools
CHICAGO, ILLINOIS, May 13, 2024 (RNS): Kaya Hudgins was a 16-year-old sophomore at a southwest-side Chicago public high school when her teachers announced a new mandatory program called “Quiet Time,” a twice-daily Transcendental Meditation practice designed to “decrease stress and the effects of trauma” for students living in high-crime neighborhoods. “I didn’t think much of it,” said Hudgins, now 21…