Texas Mandates Display of the Ten Commandments in Every Public School Classroom
Texas will now require a display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms, making it the largest state to enforce such a measure. The newly signed law aims to honor what supporters describe as a foundational element of the nation’s judicial and educational systems.
Overview of the New Legislation
The law specifies that every classroom must feature a 16-by-20–inch poster or framed copy of a particular English version of the Ten Commandments. In addition to this mandate, the state has approved a separate measure allowing school districts to offer students and staff a daily, voluntary period for prayer or reading from a religious text during school hours.
Support and Opposition
Advocates for the law insist that the Ten Commandments are intertwined with the historical values that shaped America’s legal and educational structures. They argue that this gesture reaffirms the cultural and historical heritage of the United States.
However, critics—ranging from various Christian denominations to leaders of other faiths—maintain that the requirement infringes on the religious freedom of those who do not share this tradition. Concerns have been raised about the potential alienation of thousands of students from diverse faith backgrounds in a state that has nearly 6 million students across about 9,100 public schools.
Historical and Legal Context
This development comes over two decades after then-Attorney General Greg Abbott successfully defended the placement of a Ten Commandments monument at the Texas Capitol before the Supreme Court in 2005. At the same time, similar laws in other states have encountered legal challenges. For example, a comparable law in Louisiana was blocked by a federal appeals court, and a similar statute in Arkansas is currently under federal court review.
State Attorney General Liz Murrell has indicated her intent to appeal any rulings against the Texas law and is prepared to escalate the matter to the U.S. Supreme Court if necessary. With the legislation having easily passed in both the state House and Senate during the session that concluded on June 2, legal battles are expected to follow.
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