There is a plan at the Capitol in Harrisburg that would put chaplains in public schools across Pennsylvania. State Rep. David Zimmerman’s legislation would allow volunteer chaplains to work in schools. He says the chaplains could offer support to both students and teachers, and claims that having chaplains in schools improves graduation rates and even lowers teenage pregnancies. Critics don’t like the idea of introducing religion or priests into public schools. Zimmerman’s plan has just nine co-sponsors so far.
