A Texas law requiring ten commandments shows schools are being ruled unconstitutionally

A federal judge has ruled that a Texas law requiring the Ten Commandments to be displayed in every public school classroom in the state is unconstitutional.

US District Judge Orlando L. Garcia found that Senate Bill 10 violated the clause of the US Constitution that prevents the government from establishing or favoring religion.

“I am relieved that because of today’s ruling, my children, who are among the small number of Jewish children in their schools, will no longer be exposed to religion,” said Plaintiff Leneee Bien-u-Wilner in a statement. “The government has no business interfering with parents’ decisions about matters of faith.”

Garcia’s order directs school officials in school districts to remove demonstrations by December 1.

Federal judge blocks Texas public schools from displaying Ten Commandments in classrooms

The judge’s order applies only to certain states, but the American Freedom Union, the ACLU of Texas, Americans United Against Church and State and the Freedom from Religion Foundation call on all states to ignore the federal law.

The independent school districts of Comal, Georgetown, Conroe, Bluff, Fort, Arlington, McKinwest, Lovejoy, Mansfield and McAllen are affected by the decision.

The lawsuit was filed by the ACLU in September. The ACLU filed a similar lawsuit over the summer on behalf of other Texas families.

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“Today’s decision is another confirmation of what Texans already know: The First Amendment guarantees families and the right to instill religious beliefs in our children,” the statement said.

“Our schools are designed for education, not evangelism. This decision protects thousands of Texas students from the ostracization, exploitation and religious coercion that Texas now allows.

Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton, a Republican running for the US Senate, suspended two school districts – Round Rock ISD and Leander ISD – for allegedly agreeing to display the Ten Commandments in classrooms.

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“These arogue ISD officials and Board members are ignoring the will of Texas voters who expect the state’s legal and moral legacy to be demonstrated through legislation,” Paxton said.

“Round Rock ISD and Leander ISD chose to defy legal authority, and this decision makes it clear that no district can ignore Texas law without consequence,” he added.