Standard 3.14 Thou shalt produce a response to the Bible as literature.
Bible courses for public schools do not violate the the separation of church and state, Texas Attorney General Greg Abbott said Wednesday.
The Texas state Legislature passed a law last year allowing for Bible courses to be offered as an elective starting in the 2009-2010 school year and directed the board to adopt curriculum standards that do not run afoul of the constitutional separation of church and state. Abbott says that high school Bible courses “would be constitutional if taught using the non-specific guidelines adopted by the State Board of Education.”
Critics have voiced concern that religious opinions could be taught to high school students in the classes without specific restrictions. “It is critically important that the state board provide clear, specific curriculum standards that guide local school districts on how to create worthy courses that also protect the religious freedom of students,” Kathy Miller, president of the religious watchdog group Texas Freedom Network, tells the San Antonion Express-News. ”The state board approves specific standards for courses like aerobics and food technology. Surely a study of the Bible’s influence in history and literature and protecting religious freedom deserve the same respect.”
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