Texas, Ten Commandments and Judge
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Galveston ISD says it is not reversing its decision to keep Ten Commandments posters out of classrooms, even though the Texas Attorney General has filed a lawsuit. The state sued the district for not following a new law that requires the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public classroom.
A federal judge has ordered 14 Texas school districts to remove Ten Commandments displays from classrooms by Dec. 1.
Paxton filed a lawsuit against the Round Rock and Leander school districts in the 425th District Court of Williamson County for the districts' “open refusal to comply with” Texas' Senate Bill 10. The law is currently enjoined in a number of small school districts because of ongoing litigation.
Federal judge orders Conroe ISD, 13 other Texas school districts to remove Ten Commandments displays
The battle over Ten Commandments displays in Texas schools continues to play out in the courts, with both sides firing shots today.
The district was sued earlier this month by Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton because it's not complying with Senate Bill 10. Federal judges have blocked 25 other Texas school districts from displaying the commandments,
A measure that includes the Ten Commandments in a list of “historical documents” was passed in the Ohio Senate on Wednesday. Ohio’s public schools will be required to display at least some of the documents on the list in each classroom of each school, according to Ohio Senate Bill 34. The bill passed 23-10 Wednesday evening.
A Round Rock parent’s attempt to donate a Ten Commandments poster has now escalated into a legal showdown. Texas AG Ken Paxton recently filed suit against Round Rock, Leander ISDs over SB 10.