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Ten Commandments, Arkansas

Judge Blocks Arkansas Law Requiring Ten Commandments Displays in Schools
A federal judge blocked an Arkansas law requiring Ten Commandments displays in schools. The law is one of three being challenged nationwide.
Teachers confused over how to meet state law requiring Ten Commandments in classrooms
A new law requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every Texas classroom, but some North Texas teachers are confused about how the legislation will be implemented. Public schools must clearly display a 16-by-20-inch poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments in every classroom with text that can be read by anyone inside the room who has average vision,
Religious groups vow to keep fighting for Arkansas Ten Commandments law
The groups seemed to view a recent injunction blocking Arkansas' law requiring the Ten Commandments in state-run buildings as a minor setback.
Arkansas lawmakers continue push for display of Ten Commandments in classrooms
Last week, a judge partially stopped a law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in public school classrooms in Arkansas.
Federal judge assails Arkansas Ten Commandments law as he slightly limits its use
A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments can't be enforced in a handful of the state's largest school districts, a federal judge ruled Monday.
The Ten Commandments are now on display in Texas classrooms
The law requiring the displays takes effect Sept. 1. But tens of thousands of posters are on their way to districts across the state.
Opponents of Ten Commandments display law seek to block its enforcement as school year begins in Houston
A quartet of civil liberties organizations is suing the state on behalf of 16 Texas families of various religious and non-religious backgrounds. The plaintiffs are seeking an injunction to stop Senate Bill 10,

GOP’s Ten Commandments push may not hit Texas public schools after all

The State Board of Education in November 2024 approved the final version of a controversial public school curriculum for K-5 ...
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Ten Commandments in schools: What Northwest Arkansas districts are doing

A new Arkansas law requiring public classrooms to display the Ten Commandments cannot be enforced in a handful of the state's ...
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Christian groups, Arkansas lawmakers defend Ten Commandments law

Backers of Arkansas’s law requiring public display of the Christian commandments asserted Tuesday that the law is ...

Texas' Ten Commandments law kicks in soon. Will HISD comply?

Houston ISD teachers have received no official guidance on whether they'll be required to post the Ten Commandments in ...

Ten Commandments bill sponsors, advocates push back against court injunction

Sponsors of Arkansas' Ten Commandments law, which requires public school districts to display a copy of the religious text in every classroom, doubled down Tuesday despite a federal judge's ruling ...
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Ten Commandments Law Blocked by Federal Judge in Arkansas After Families File Lawsuit

A federal judge has temporarily blocked Arkansas from enforcing a new law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in ...
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Legal Battle Fast Approaches Involving Texas’ New 10 Commandments Law

A new law requiring the display of the Ten Commandments in all Texas public-school classrooms is set to take effect September ...
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Portland Public Schools Cellphone Ban Rollout Hits Some Snags

Some Portland School Board members are concerned the district’s too vague on how it will discipline students who violate its ...