Summary
The new superintendent of public schools in Oklahoma, Lindel Fields, has canceled a rule that required schools to have Bibles in classrooms and teach from Scripture. The mandate, established by the previous superintendent Ryan Walters, faced opposition and a lawsuit, as critics argued it violated the constitutional separation of church and state.
Key Facts
- Lindel Fields is the new superintendent of public schools in Oklahoma.
- Fields canceled the rule that required Bibles in classrooms.
- The previous superintendent, Ryan Walters, set the mandate.
- Walters' policy was opposed by civil rights groups.
- A lawsuit against the Bible mandate is ongoing in the Oklahoma Supreme Court.
- Critics argue the mandate violated the principle of separating church and state.
- The issue has sparked national debate on religion in public education.
- Walters had intended to install Bibles in classrooms for grades five through 12.
