Ark. latest state to require Ten Commandments, 'In God We Trust' displays in public school
Ark. latest state to require Ten Commandments, 'In God We Trust' displays in public school classrooms
By Ryan Foley, Christian Post Reporter
Arkansas has become the latest state to require Ten Commandments displays in public school classrooms as debate about the historic document's presence in schools continues.
Arkansas' Republican Gov. Sarah Huckabee Sanders signed Senate Bill 433 into law Monday, one of several measures she approved. Sanders' approval of the legislation follows its passage by the Republican-controlled Arkansas Senate in a 27-4 vote and the Republican-controlled Arkansas House of Representatives in a 71-20 vote.
The vote in the Senate fell along party lines, with all support for the measure coming from Republicans and all opposition coming from Democrats. In the House, two Republicans sided with Democrats in opposing the legislation.
The bill requires all classrooms and libraries in all public elementary, secondary and postsecondary schools, as well as all buildings in the state maintained by taxpayer funds, to display a poster or framed copy of the U.S. national motto "In God We Trust" and a poster or framed copy of The Ten Commandments. Additional requirements for classrooms and libraries at public schools and colleges, in addition to public buildings, include displays of the U.S. and Arkansas flags.
Sanders' approval of Senate Bill 433 comes less than a week after she signed House Bill 1705, which was passed by the House in a 76-19 vote and the Senate in a 28-5 vote. The votes on House Bill 1705 in both chambers fell along party lines, with all support coming from Republicans and all opposition coming from Democrats.
House Bill 1705 requires the Arkansas Board of Education to incorporate "information that addresses the founding of the United States, including the founding fathers and their religious and moral beliefs and how their religious and moral beliefs influenced the founding documents of the United States," into social studies curriculum for public school students in grades six through 12.
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