10 weeks on the 10 biggest religions of the world, 1 week on a religion that is not in the top ten globally but it locally important or historically important to the area

I’d say it should be the opposite - learning about the culture around you is more meaningful to learn about your own roots (even if you don’t believe it it, knowledge is useful).

would be good for cultural awareness if nothing else. You could mix and match the concepts you like from each religion so you take something away from it.

Sounds like you want religious studies and not theology. It is taught many places but usually first appears in high school or you can get degrees in college. I can’t speak for how they break down their study guide, I’m sure they all vary a bit.

I remember needing to learn about different mythologies of different cultures in English classes throughout my time as a student, sounds like a more structured, modern version of that.

Now that I’m thinking back, I do remember one American teacher I had (this was not in America) who taught us “The Bible as Literature” back in middle school and am only now realizing she was probably trying to convert us.

I wonder what the reaction would be if the teacher chose tst as thier pick.

The school still has to satisfy the standards of the state it is in. No “intelligent design” in biology class, for example. It can have additional classes though.

Also, no public money, like vouchers, should be accepted in such schools.

The problem is when private schools get government funding, say through subsidies or voucher systems.