Bill to require Ten Commandments in Oklahoma classrooms resurfaces OKLAHOMA CITY — An Oklahoma lawmaker says he hopes new House leadership will support a better outcome for his resurrected bill to display the Ten Commandments in public school classrooms Rep Jim Olsen, R-Roland, has refiled the bill after it failed last year
Oklahoma bill requiring the Ten Commandments in classrooms resurfaces House Bill 1006 would require a poster or a framed copy of the Ten Commandments to be posted in a conspicuous place in every public school classroom in Oklahoma, a state where the head of public schools also is endeavoring to put Biblical texts in classrooms
Oklahoma lawmaker files bill to mandate displaying Ten Commandments in . . . House Bill 2962 would require every Oklahoma public school classroom to display a poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments The bill prescribes the poster to be at least 16 inches wide and 20 inches tall, and must include specific King James-style wording
Olsen Files Bill to Display Ten Commandments in Public School Classrooms House Bill 2962, filed Friday, would require each classroom to clearly display a poster or framed copy of the Ten Commandments, measuring at least 16 inches wide and 20 inches tall, beginning in the 2024-2025 school year The bill also outlines the specific text to be used for the display