The report was particularly critical of the university's refusal to let Father Curran teach theology even outside the three programs accredited by the Vatican.

Currently, two children with the disease are being taught outside the schools, Mr. Dow said.

Such programs must teach "abstinence from sexual activity outside marriage as the expected standard for all school-age children."

Responding to popular demand by his students, and to avoid scrutiny, he taught the same course outside the official curriculum.

From 2007 Greco is invited to teach outside the Greek region.

Female head covering is not required when teaching outside the Witnesses' congregation setting or when participating in congregation meetings being led by another.

There is still a great lack, in every language, of good textbooks designed to teach statistics outside the context of the natural and social sciences.

It teaches Christian discipleship in suburban homes outside 16 cities around the country and is financed primarily by contributions.

"I wanted to teach outside the safe zone of a clean corporate environment," said Ms. Pelican, 41, a musician by trade.

"In the past, people didn't want to teach outside their clan," Mr. Khan recalled.