A school district in North Carolina has decided against allowing the display of the Ten Commandments and other “founding documents” in its schools, citing the possibility of legal repercussions.
Members of the Iredell-Statesville school board rejected an October 15th proposal to place posters throughout the district’s schools displaying the Ten Commandments, the U.S. Constitution, and the Bill of Rights, with one board member expressing his concern over the legality of such displays and the fear that they may open the district to lawsuits.
“I took an oath to uphold the constitution of the state of North Carolina,” board member Doug Knight said. “This is a legal question to me, not a question of religion…. As presented in its current form, I don’t think it would correlate with state law.”
