Statewide legal fight grows over Texas’ Ten Commandments classroom mandate
The ACLU filed a new class-action lawsuit to remove Ten Commandments posters from all Texas classrooms not already involved in previous legal challenges.Summary
A new class-action lawsuit filed by the ACLU expands the legal battle over Texas Senate Bill 10 (SB 10), a state law mandating the display of the Ten Commandments in all public school classrooms. The complaint argues that SB 10 forces schools to display a state-approved Protestant version of the Ten Commandments and is therefore unconstitutional. Previous lawsuits had only targeted approximately two dozen districts, including Houston ISD, Cy-Fair ISD, Fort Bend ISD, and Conroe ISD, where federal judges already ruled the law unconstitutional. This new lawsuit aims to include all remaining Texas independent school districts required to comply with SB 10. The ACLU is seeking a court declaration that SB 10 is unconstitutional and a statewide block on its enforcement. The case is expected to evolve as it proceeds, continuing the expanding legal battle over classroom displays in Texas.
(Source：KHOU)