The policy is criticized by teachers unions and religious freedom groups.
In this Nov. 1, 2022 file photo, Oklahoma State Superintendent Ryan Walters speaks at a rally in Oklahoma City.on the state's controversial Bible mandate in public schools on Wednesday.
The new guidelines require educators to incorporate the Bible by looking at "only its historical, literary and secular benefits" by noting the Bible's influence on Western civilization, American history, literature, art and music. Educators for grades 9 to 12 are to facilitate discussions on the "ethical and philosophical ideas presented in the Bible and their influence on Western thought."
The Oklahoma Education Association criticized Walters for forcing educators in a position to potentially violate the Constitution. “The First Amendment prohibits a public school from hosting or sponsoring prayer, even if it is ‘student-led,’” FFRF attorney Chris Lineto Prague Public Schools Superintendent Kevin Engle. “The Supreme Court has continually struck down formal and school-led prayer in public schools.”
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