Louisiana Becomes First State To Require Public Schools Display Ten Commandments

Louisiana is set to become the first state to mandate the display of the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms under a bill signed into law by Republican Louisiana Gov. Jeff Landry on Wednesday, The Associated Press reported.

The bill, pushed by Republicans, will require that every public school classroom in the state, from kindergarten to college, put up a poster-sized copy of the Ten Commandments, according to the AP. No public funds will be used to fund the mandate as donations will pay for the posters.

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