South Dakota Senate passes 10 Commandments bill

SD Senate narrowly advances bill requiring posting and teaching of Ten Commandments in schools
The South Dakota Senate voted 18-17 on Tuesday at the Capitol to advance a bill mandating public schools to display the Ten Commandments in every classroom and teach their historical significance. The bill now heads to the state House of Representatives.
South Dakota Senate narrowly passes bill requiring Ten Commandments in school classrooms
First-term Republican Sen. John Carley of Piedmont brought Senate Bill 51, which is similar to legislation that’s popped up in North Dakota, Oklahoma, Texas and Louisiana. Louisiana in particular has a new law requiring schools to post the Ten Commandments, but that’s been stopped by a lower court.
Senate advances Ten Commandments bill
State senators cleared Senate Bill 51 on Tuesday with a vote of 18 to 17. Senators that opposed the bill included Democrats and Republicans. On top of having a copy of the Ten Commandments posted in every class, the bill would also require schools to cover the Ten Commandments as a historical legal document in the history and civics curriculum.
Bill requiring SD public schools to display and teach Ten Commandments passes committee
A committee of South Dakota lawmakers voted 4-3 to endorse a bill Thursday in Pierre that would require public school districts to teach the Ten Commandments and display them in every classroom. The vote came after an hour of testimony that included opposition from public school groups. The legislation now heads to the full state Senate.
Senate committee passes bill to require Ten Commandments in all South Dakota classrooms
The bill would require the Ten Commandments be posted in each classroom in South Dakota's public schools. But it could face legal challenges.
South Dakota Senate passes Ten Commandments bill
A bill that would make it mandatory for the Ten Commandments to be displayed in publicly funded elementary, middle and high schools passed out of the state Senate in a razor-thin vote on Tuesday. South Dakota Senators advanced SB 51 on an 18-17 vote.
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