For 40 years, CLS student chapters and other religious student organizations have frequently encountered problems in becoming, or remaining, recognized student organizations on public college campuses.
Without recognition, it is hard for a religious student group to exist. To address this problem, the United States Department of Education adopted, in September 2020, two common sense regulations that protect religious student organizations on public college campuses.
But the Department of Education announced, on February 22, 2023, that it wants to rescind these important regulations that protect religious student groups. The Department cannot rescind the regulation until it has received and considered comments from the public. The deadline for comments is March 24, 2023.