Texas education officials are considering a proposed curriculum that would introduce Bible stories to elementary school students in grades K-5, with a final vote scheduled for Monday. The curriculum would include Bible-based lessons in reading and language arts textbooks for the state’s 2.3 million public school students. In September, state officials heard testimony both supporting and opposing the plan, leading to revisions in the textbooks to address some concerns. Legal experts, like Josh Blackman, a constitutional law professor, note that recent court rulings have shifted the approach to church-state separation, suggesting that as long as there is no coercion, incorporating religion in education may not violate constitutional principles.
