Arlington, Frisco and Fort Worth are among the seven DFW districts that will have to take down posters in the coming weeks.
Arlington, Frisco and Fort Worth are among the seven DFW districts that will have to take down posters in the coming weeks.SB 10 requires every public school classroom in Texas to hang a poster of the Ten Commandments in a conspicuous place, and it had already been challenged by one court before this week.
Attorneys for the plaintiffs argued earlier this month that the display of Ten Commandments posters in classrooms would leadstating that the displays as mandated by the bill Garcia’s ruling requires the 14 school districts named in a lawsuit filed by the ACLU to remove the posters from their classrooms by Dec. 1 and provide evidence of the removals by Dec. 9. The Fort Worth, Arlington, McKinney, Frisco, Azle, Rockwall and Mansfield Independent School Districts are included in the lawsuit.We’re aiming to raise $30,000 by December 31, so we can continue covering what matters most to you. If the “It is impractical, if not impossible, to prevent Plaintiffs from being subjected to unwelcome religious displays without enjoining Defendants from enforcing S.B. 10 across their districts,” Garcia wrote in the injunction opinion. A statement released Tuesday afternoon by the organizations behind the lawsuit urged districts not named in the filing to also remove their posters. That could have consequences, though. Shortly before Tuesday’s opinion, Texas Attorney General Ken Paxton announced lawsuits against two school districts that have refused to display the posters.that are “blatantly disregarding the will of Texas voters who expect the legal and moral heritage of our state to be displayed.” Paxton has also filed suit against Galveston ISD for refusing to display the posters. Plano ISD was one of 11 districts named in a prior lawsuit that received an injunction in August. Paxton has appealed that ruling, and will likely appeal Tuesday’s as well. “Our schools are for education, not evangelization,” said Chloe Kempf, staff attorney for the ACLU of Texas, in a statement. “This ruling protects thousands of Texas students from ostracization, bullying, and state-mandated religious coercion. Every school district in Texas is now on notice that implementing SB 10 violates their students’ constitutional rights.”and WVUE-TV in New Orleans while in college. Emma also worked as a media coordinator for Tulane University Athletics, and interviewed Coach K after Duke’s 2022 Final Four loss.If you value independent journalism, please consider making a contribution to support our continued coverage of essential stories and to investigate issues that matter.
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