Oklahoma orders schools to teach Bible 'immediately'
Posted on AllSides June 28th, 2024
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Oklahoma's top education official has ordered schools in the state to begin incorporating the Bible into lessons, in the latest US cultural flashpoint over religion in the classroom.
A directive sent by Republican state Superintendent Ryan Walters said the rule was compulsory, requiring "immediate and strict compliance".
The rule will apply to lessons for all public school students aged from around 11-18.
It comes a week after Louisiana's governor signed a law directing all public schools in that state to display the Ten Commandments.
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