Texas Approves Bible Readings for 5M Public School Students
The board’s 9-5 vote makes Texas the first state in recent history to require Bible passages in a statewide K-12 reading list.
- On Thursday, the majority-Republican Texas State Board of Education granted preliminary approval to a social studies curriculum overhaul and a mandatory reading list featuring Christian stories, following an initial authorization two days prior.
- Supporters argued that requiring students to read Bible stories acknowledges that the nation was founded on Judeo-Christian values, with Brandon Hall, the State Board of Education member for District 11, seeking to roll back 80 years of historical revisionism.
- Blake Ziegler, a Texas field organizer for the Religious Action Center of Reform Judaism, criticized the inclusion of Lamentations 3, arguing it invites antisemitic implications when paired with Elie Wiesel's Holocaust literature, while Rabbi Josh Fixler called the term "Judeo-Christian" a "fig leaf at inclusion."
- The mandate affects over five and a half million students in Texas, requiring Bible instruction for children as young as 6 years old, though educators stressed that many books do not align with state requirements despite consuming roughly 36 weeks of instructional time.
- Final approval is scheduled for Friday, June 26, 2026; if approved, both the social studies overhaul and the reading list will take effect during the 2030-31 school year.
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Jesus' message in the classroom: In the U.S. state of Texas, students will have to read the Bible in the future. Critics see the separation of state and church at risk.
NEWS HEADLINES: Texas becomes first state to include Bible stories as required reading in schools – One America News Network
(Background) Desks are seen in an empty elementary school classroom at Hazelwood Elementary School on January 11, 2022, in Louisville, Kentucky. (Photo by Jon Cherry/Getty Images) / (R) Rep. Matt Van Epps holds up his daughter’s bible before a ceremonial swearing-in on December 4, 2025, in Washington, D.C. (Photo by Win McNamee/Getty Images) OAN Staff Katherine Mosack10:37 AM – Saturday, June 27, 2026 For the first time, the Texas Board of Educa…
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