Schools

An Oklahoma State Senate committee has approved a bill that would require all public schools in the state to display the phrase "In God we trust" in classrooms. Source: Oklahoma Bill Would Require 'In God We Trust' In Classrooms: The Latest | FOX23

(RNS) — A parent opposing the measure said the proposal was unnecessary because a state statute already requires schools' display of the state flag, which includes the motto. Source: Florida legislators favor ‘In God We Trust’ motto in schools | Religion...

M.O. suffered harassment for many years, her rights being violated by her teachers A federal lawsuit was filed by American Atheists in U.S. District Court for Texas' Southern District. The suit was filed on behalf of “M.O.,” a teenager who complained of...

PORTLAND, Maine (AP) — Muslim student athletes at one U.S. high school no longer have to be slowed down by worries that their headscarves might fall off.Deering High School in Portland, Maine, is providing sport hijabs with the goal of making Muslim girls...

(RNS) An Alabama Presbyterian church may soon become the first in the nation to form its own police force, invested by the state with the rights of “regular” police. Source: Alabama Senate gives megachurch the right to form its own police force | Religion...

(JTA) — Swiss Jews spoke out against a regulation that makes it illegal for schoolchildren to refuse to shake hands with their teachers because of religious reasons.A regional school board last month ruled that schools in Basel Country can fine parents up...

Junior education minister Sander Dekker has ruled out funding a proposed Islamic secondary school in Amsterdam in the latest stage of a long-running dispute.In a letter to parliament, Dekker said he was not convinced that the Amsterdam Islamic Education...

When two Syrian immigrant brothers refused to shake their female teacher’s hand this year, it ignited national outrage in Switzerland.This week, the authorities in the northern canton of Basel-Landschaft ruled that the students, who studied at a public...

The dispute centers on what to call the region of South Asia and how to portray its culture in the state’s textbooks. Source: Debate Erupts in California Over Curriculum on India’s History - The New York Times

ST. LOUIS (AP) — An Illinois public school that requires students who ride the bus to arrive early for optional religious instruction at a Roman Catholic parish has agreed to discontinue the practice in response to a legal challenge. Source: Illinois...