Texas judge orders schools to remove 10 Commandments poster
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(THOMAS WALLNER | THE GRAHAM LEADER) A room inside Pioneer Elementary School with a black Ten Commandments poster on display on the wall. Graham ISD was donated posters for classrooms throughout the district.
A federal judge has halted Texas’ Ten Commandments classroom mandate, citing constitutional concerns and ordering some districts to remove displays while the case continues.
Texas recently became the third state in two years, following Louisiana and Arkansas, to pass a law requiring Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms. Soon after — like the other states that had passed such a law — it was sued over this ...
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Texas AG Ken Paxton sues Galveston ISD for not displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms
A federal judge has barred 11 school districts from implementing the state law, calling it unconstitutional. Paxton has ordered all other districts to display the Ten Commandments.
CONROE, Texas – Conroe Independent School District is moving ahead with implementing a new state law requiring Ten Commandments displays in K-12 public classrooms, despite opposition from some parents and the absence of penalties for non-compliance.
As disputes rage on over religion’s place in public schools, the Ten Commandments have become a focal point. At least a dozen states have considered proposals that would require classrooms to post the biblical laws, and three passed laws mandating ...
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