Louisiana House Passes Bill That Requires All Schools Receiving State Funds To Display 10 Commandments Inside Classrooms
The Louisiana House of Representatives has passed Bill 71, which requires all schools that receive state funding to display the Ten Commandments.
Bill 71, introduced by Rep. Dodie Horton (R), passed 82-19 and will now be voted on by Louisiana’s Senate.
The bill states,” Each public school governing authority and the governing authority of each nonpublic school that receives state funds shall display the Ten Commandments in each building it uses and classroom in each school under its jurisdiction.”
Bill 71 calls for all K-12 schools and colleges receiving state funding to display the Ten Commandments.
The Ten Commandments must also be framed and have minimum dimensions of eleven inches by fourteen inches.
