Oklahoma parents and teachers sue to stop top education official’s classroom Bible mandate | CNN
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A group of Oklahoma parents of public school students, teachers and ministers filed a lawsuit seeking to stop the state’s top education official from forcing schools to incorporate the Bible into lesson plans for students in grades 5 through 12.

The suit alleges the mandate violates the Oklahoma Constitution because it involves spending public money to support religion and favors one religion over another by requiring the use of a Protestant version of the Bible. It also alleges Walters and the state Board of Education don’t have the authority to require the use of instructional materials.

“As parents, my husband and I have sole responsibility to decide how and when our children learn about the Bible and religious teachings,” plaintiff Erika Wright, the founder of the Oklahoma Rural Schools Coalition and parent of two school-aged children, said in a statement. “It is not the role of any politician or public school official to intervene in these personal matters.”

  • givesomefucks@lemmy.worldEnglish
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    1 month ago

    “The simple fact is that understanding how the Bible has impacted our nation, in its proper historical context, was the norm in America until the 1960s and its removal has coincided with a precipitous decline in American schools,” Walters wrote.

    Wildly incorrect…

    Pretty much the opposite really, “In God we trust” wasn’t added to the mid 50s in response to the cold war.

    Prior to that one of the foundational beliefs stayed true, separation of church and state.

    They’re confusing pushback to a new thing as people fighting against tradition

    Something rightwing extremists do a lot of