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Parents object to school yoga classes

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Some parents in Encinitas, Calif., are objecting to the teaching of yoga in school. Superintendent Tim Baird says yoga poses provide a “healthy workout” and a way to reduce students’ stress, but some insist it’s a sneaky way to promote Eastern religion. “There’s really a lot of unease among a lot of parents,” said Mary Eady, who has pulled her son from the twice-weekly lessons.