BATON ROUGE, Louisiana (BRPROUDO) – The state of Louisiana has agreed to delay posting new Ten Commandments posters in classrooms until court hearings can be held. A group of parents sued in federal court to stop the change.
After a status conference on Wednesday, it was agreed that the posters would not be placed in classrooms and Louisiana Superintendent Cade Brumley and the Board of Elementary and Secondary Education will not offer advice, rules or regulations regarding the law. state until November. 15.
U.S. Judge John W. deGravelles issued an order this week asking all parties in the lawsuit to agree on an implementation date for the law. He suggested a date of November 15th, which would allow for a hearing on September 30th. The notice that both sides agreed to was issued on Friday.
“The law is not ‘paused’, ‘blocked’ or ‘stopped’. At the request of the district court, the defendants named inRoake v.agreed not to take public compliance action until November 15 to allow sufficient time for briefings, oral arguments and a decision. Specifically, the five defendant school boards and the defendant individuals agreed not to post the Ten Commandments in public schools or promulgate related boards, rules or regulations before November 15. But they and all other Louisiana schools remain subject to the law and its January 2025 compliance deadline. So, once again – the law is not ‘paused’, ‘blocked’ or ‘interrupted’.”
Lester Duhé, press secretary for Louisiana Attorney General Liz Murill
Earlier this year, the Louisiana Legislature passed a new law that will require every classroom to hang a Ten Commandments poster in large, legible letters.
Religious leaders across the state oppose the measure, and a group of parents of public school students has filed a lawsuit to stop the posters from being hung in schools, arguing that it is unconstitutional.
At the Republican National Convention on Thursday, Gov. Jeff Landry (R) defended using taxpayer money to defend the law in court, arguing that it will benefit students and society. He said the Ten Commandments hanging in Thomas Matthew Crooks’ classroom may have stopped the man from shooting former President Trump.
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