North Dakota’s school boards already have a state law that gives them the ability to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms, if they are accompanied by other historical documents. Now, lawmakers are debating whether to require posting the commandments in every public K-12 and college classroom.

A new bill filed in Tennessee and loosely modeled after a Louisiana law currently facing a legal battle would require schools to display the Ten Commandments, a portion of the Declaration of Independence,

The Ten Commandments would have to be posted in Tennessee schools if a new bill becomes law. Former president George W. Bush took the internet by storm during the 2025 Inauguration of President Donald Trump, where the 43rd president seemed to have a playful moment during the proceedings.

Should the Ten Commandments be displayed at all schools in North Dakota? The House Judiciary Committee discussed a proposed bill that would require it on Tuesday.

North Dakota legislators heard extensive and, at times, passionate testimony Tuesday on a bill requiring the Ten Commandments to be posted in all public classrooms.

Proposed bill mandates putting Ten Commandments posters in every classroom; sparking church-state separation concerns.