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Oklahoma made Bibles mandatory in schools. The new superintendent is reversing course.

JL;DR SUMMARY Oklahoma's new state superintendent, Lindel Fields, has reversed a contentious policy requiring Bibles in public school classrooms, which was put in place by his predecessor, Ryan Walters. A way out west there was a fella, fella I want to tell you about, fella by the name of Jeff Lebowski. At least, that was the handle his lovin' parents gave him, but he never had much use for it himself. This Lebowski, he called himself the Dude. Now, Dude, that's a name no one would self-apply where I come from. But then, there was a lot about the Dude that didn't make a whole lot of sense to me. And a lot about where he lived, likewise. But then again, maybe that's why I found the place s'durned innarestin'.

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Public SchoolsFirst AmendmentOklahomaBibleTen CommandmentsCurriculumChurch And State SeparationLegal ChallengesLindel FieldsRyan Walters

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Oklahoma, United States
"Oklahoma public schools will no longer require Bibles in classrooms or use a biblical curriculum, state superintendent Lindel Fields announced Thursday."
Peebles, Ohio, United States
"A school bus makes its way past a marker depicting the Ten Commandments outside of Peebles High School in Ohio in 2002."
Louisiana, United States
"Last November, a federal judge struck down a Louisiana law requiring schools to display the Ten Commandments."
Texas, United States
"Similar lawsuits over a law requiring the Ten Commandments in schools are ongoing in Texas."
Washington DC, United States
"Originally from the Washington, D.C., area, she is a 2023 graduate of Northwestern Universitys Medill School of Journalism."
Burlington, Vermont, United States
"Hannah Feuer joined the Forward as a general assignment reporter in May 2025 after two years as a culture reporter at Seven Days, an independent weekly in Burlington, Vermont."

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