Jun 27, 2024 · All Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible and the Ten Commandments in their curriculums, effective immediately, the state’s chief education officer announced in a memorandum...

Jun 22, 2023 · Oklahoma state schools Superintendent Ryan Walters called for a series of steps Thursday to promote Christianity and “Western heritage” in every classroom, including a display of the Ten Commandments.

Jun 28, 2024 · All public schools in Oklahoma are now required to teach students in grades 5 through 12 the Ten Commandments and other lessons from the Bible for historical context.

Jun 27, 2024 · Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters announced Thursday all public schools under his jurisdiction should be incorporating the Bible and Ten Commandments into their curriculum.

Dec 5, 2024 · The state question was placed on the ballot by the state Legislature as a response to a 2015 Oklahoma Supreme Court ruling. The court ordered a privately funded Ten Commandments monument to be removed from the grounds of the state Capitol, ending a lawsuit filed by the American Civil Liberties Union.

The Ten Commandments Monument, authorized by the Oklahoma legislature and approved by the governor in 2009, was installed on the grounds of the Oklahoma State Capitol, in Oklahoma City, in 2012.

Jun 28, 2024 · Oklahoma State Superintendent of Public Instruction Ryan Walters announced on Thursday, June 27, that Oklahoma schools are required to incorporate the Bible, including the Ten Commandments...

Jun 28, 2024 · Oklahoma schools must teach the Bible and have a copy in every classroom, according to a directive from the state’s top education official on Thursday. The directive also requires that schools incorporate the Bible, including the Ten Commandments, as instructional support for grades 5-12 starting in the 2024-25 school year.

Jan 8, 2025 · House Bill 1006 would require a poster or a framed copy of the Ten Commandments to be posted in a conspicuous place in every public school classroom in Oklahoma, a state where the head of public schools also is …

Jan 2, 2024 · House Bill 2962, filed Friday, would require each classroom to clearly display a poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments, measuring at least 16 inches wide and 20 inches tall, beginning in the 2024-2025 school year. The bill also outlines the specific text to be used for the display.