A new bill that would require public high schools in Florida to offer elective courses in Bible study has advanced to the state Senate.
The bill, SB 746, was filed by Sen. Dennis Baxley (R-Fla.) and would require Florida’s public high schools to offer an “objective study of religion.” This would include studies of the Old and New Testaments, as well as Hebrew Scripture. Under current law, schools are permitted but not required to offer these courses.
