The state superintendent, Ryan Walters, said the Bible was a ā€œnecessary historical document.ā€ The mandate comes as part of a conservative movement to infuse Christian values in public schools.

Oklahomaā€™s state superintendent on Thursday directed all public schools to teach the Bible, including the Ten Commandments, in the latest conservative push testing the boundaries between religious instruction and public education.

The superintendent, Ryan Walters, who is a Republican, described the Bible as an ā€œindispensable historical and cultural touchstoneā€ and said it must be taught in certain grade levels.

The move comes a week after LouisianaĀ became the first stateĀ to mandate that public schools display the Ten Commandments in every classroom, which was quickly challenged in court. The Oklahoma directive could also be challenged and is likely to provoke the latest tangle over the role of religion in public schools, an issue that has increasingly taken on national prominence.

  • Tiefling IRL@lemmy.blahaj.zone
    10Ā·
    5 months ago

    I just donā€™t see how this is so blatantly done. It should be a slam dunk in court.

    The fact that theyā€™re doing this openly should be a warning sign of where this country is currently, and is heading. Theyā€™re doing this because they know the SC is compromised in their favor. All they have to do to get away with it is promise 5-6 judges a small gratuity.