Abbott Signs Bill Into Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms

The law requires classrooms to display a poster of the commandments that can be read from anywhere in the classroom.
Abbott Signs Bill Into Law Requiring Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms
A 5-foot-tall stone slab bearing the Ten Commandments stands near the Texas Capitol in Austin on July 29, 2002. Harry Cabluck /AP Photo
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Texas Gov. Greg Abbott announced on June 21 that he signed a bill into law that would require all public school classrooms in his state to display the biblical Ten Commandments.

The law, which goes into effect on Sept. 1, requires classrooms to display a poster or framed English translation of the commandments that is at least 16-by-20 inches and is able to be read from anywhere in the classroom.

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