Proposed Bill Would Require a Version of the Bible to Be Displayed in WV Classrooms

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The West Virginia Senate this week passed Senate Bill 388, which would require public and charter schools to have a copy of the Robert Aitken Bible in fourth, eighth and 10th grade social studies classrooms.

West Virginia bill would require a certain version of the Bible to be available in public schools

The West Virginia State Senate is considering a bill that would require certain public-school classrooms to display a certain version of the Bible.

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A bill in the West Virginia Senate would, if passed, require the Aitken Bible to be displayed in some public and charter school classrooms. (Photo by Will Price/West Virginia Legislative Photography)Last year, the West Virginia Legislature passed a law to require public and charter schools, public colleges and universities to display a “durable poster or framed copy of the United States motto, In God We Trust.” They used the fact that it’s the U…

Proposed bill would require a version of the bible to be displayed in WV classrooms

WEST VIRGINIA (WVNS) - The Senate is considering a bill that would require certain public-school classrooms to display a certain version of the Bible. Under Senate Bill 388, public schools and charter schools would have to make the Robert Aitken Bible accessible in all fourth grade, eighth grade, and 10th grade social studies classrooms.  Schools [...]